Supreme Court action already upending January 6 rioter sentencings, being looked at by Trump defense | CNN Politics
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The Supreme Court’s recent decision to take a case challenging how the Justice Department prosecutes January 6 rioters has already put on hold several rioters’ sentencings and could affect hundreds more cases—including Donald Trump’s.
  • AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    9 months ago

    The article does a poor job of communicating what the case is about.

    The questions presented: “Did the D.C. Circuit err in construing 18 U.S.C. § 1512© (“Witness, Victim, or Informant Tampering”). Which prohibits obstruction of congressional inquiries and investigations. to include acts unrelated to investigations and evidence?"[1]

    https://ballotpedia.org/Fischer_v._United_States