Posted on 04/17/2024 7:45:25 AM PDT by CFW
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday morning in the case of Fischer v. United States, one of the many criminal cases arising out of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Like defendants in a large subset of those cases, Joseph Fischer was charged, among other offenses, with obstruction of an official proceeding under 18 U.S.C. 1512(c)(2). Fischer’s case in the Supreme Court challenges whether the events of that day can be prosecuted using this obstruction statute.
Most of the justices seemed dubious, or at a minimum concerned, about the Department of Justice’s very broad interpretation of the statute allowing it to sweep in the kinds of conduct that Jan. 6 encompassed. If the court rules for Fischer, his case will automatically apply to all Jan. 6 cases that include a Section 1512 charge and radically change those cases, including the prosecution against former President Donald Trump in D.C. In virtually all instances, such a ruling would likely require that the Section 1512 charges be dismissed outright.
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The precise scope that the court gives to 1512(c)(2), however, could potentially leave open the possibility that a few defendants, including former President Trump, could still be charged under it using a narrower set of allegations. Such a case would then likely bring to the forefront some of the statute’s other issues, which were only touched upon briefly in Tuesday’s argument, such as the meaning of the “official proceeding” requirement.
Absent extraordinary circumstances, the justices should render their decision and opinion in the case by the end of the current court term, which traditionally closes June 30 of each calendar year.
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Yes, from the video I’ve seen, most of the “insurrectionists” were milling around the building like tourists.
I have always hated the end of June roll out of big cases. It’s so anti small “r” Republican that we wait for the pronouncements on high from our philosopher kings. In this case, every day that political prisoners continue to suffer under the bogus interpretation of the statute is an affront to justice. That SCOTUS would wait another 60-70 to rectify it would be an obscenity
A protest that escalated due to undercover FBI and CIA contractors and ANTIFA people that caused the damage. That has yet to be fully exposed although Rep Clay Higgins spoke about the Ghost buses that were dropping off hundreds of people (looked like FBI types).
For the hundreds of thousands (probably at least 700,000) that showed up, it was completely peaceful compared to the hundreds of Pantyifa and Black Looters Movement™ members who showed up to murder and burn down the cities.
As has been said many times, if lawful gun owning Americans were a problem, you would know about it. The whole freaking world would know it...
Solomon was not MAGA. He was telling a bunch of BLM and antifa types that he didn’t want Biden either, just revolution, weapons and all. Then he went into the Capitol posing as a reporter, and got as far as the antechamber from which Ashli Babbitt entered the chamber and was shot.
sorry I didn’t read through the article but do you know when SCOTUS will rule on this?
You forgot to say the rowdy ones were the feds.
These feds, and their cabal handlers, are addicted to false flags.
It’s all they know how to do—false flags.
Another word for false is FAKE.
Their entire existence is is going to be fake, until they turn state’s evidence.
But that window of opportunity is probably almost closed.
yep, once inside it was mostly selfies, walking around, funny hats and flags
the ruff stuff was happening outside mostly
Egad. John Solomon???? Really? I would like to hear that-he appears to be one of the most mild-mannered people I can think of.
Besides, if he did, they would have found some way to crucify him. I have a hard time believing that.
Oh. You must be talking about that pencil-neck moron with the porn mustache who was with the stupid reporter.
Pretty sure that wasn’t John Solomon! That would be be like having a golden retriever set loose on a criminal.
Is this John Solomon a large, angry black man, which is the one to whom I’m referring, or some other John Solomon? My John Solomon got six months under house arrest, even though he was inciting violence within the Capitol and threatening Capitol Police.
No he didn’t. You are confusing Solomon with Sullivan.
Right. Sullivan. My bad.
The poster is confused...means Sullivan the wanna-be documentarian BLM guy from Utah who created “Insurgence USA,” not John Solomon the excellent reporter.
Justice Elena Kagan is the quintessential modern American woman. Marry them at your peril.
You’re exactly right.
We’re up against extremely evil people.
I’m fearful for DJT. The trial in NYC is a sham and a good example of how Communists operate. There might be one or two jurors who wouldn’t find him guilty, but they’ll threaten them and their families. It is sickening.
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