Court rules that January 6th rioters can't be charged with obstruction

[Hey Yo]

The Supreme Court struck down felony charges for a Jan. 6 rioter Friday in a ruling that could affect hundreds of participants in the Capitol attack—and potentially help former President Donald Trump in his federal election case.

Former police officer Joseph Fischer asked the Supreme Court to overturn his charges for obstructing an official proceeding, part of seven total criminal charges he faced after entering the Capitol building on Jan. 6, arguing the obstruction law used by prosecutors doesn’t apply to incidents like the Capitol riot.

Fischer is one of hundreds of rioters who were charged with obstructing an official proceeding based on their presence at the Capitol building on Jan. 6, as the law criminalizes any act that “corruptly … obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding, or attempts to do so” and is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

The court ruled 6-3 for Fischer, determining defendants can only be charged with an obstruction of an official proceeding if their conduct involved “records, documents, objects, or other things used in an official proceeding.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/06/28/jan-6-rioters-cant-be-charged-with-obstruction-supreme-court-rules/

[ArbitraryWater]

Big W.

[Patrick Chewing]

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[BurningHammer]

One charge down from many other charges :oldlol:

[warriorfan]

One charge down from many other charges :oldlol:

nice man, as an obese canadian who watches professional wrestling and jacks off a ton, this must be just a huge W for you and your daily life

keep up the good work!

[JohnnySic]

Jan 6th should be a national holiday. The "rioters" are heroes.

[Patrick Chewing]

One charge down from many other charges :oldlol:

Go watch John Cena you jabroni. GTFOH

[MrFonzworth]

One charge down from many other charges :oldlol:

:oldlol:

[j3lademaster]

Jan 6th should be a national holiday. The "rioters" are heroes.I thought they were antifa plants. So antifa are heroes now?

[JohnnySic]

I thought they were antifa plants. So antifa are heroes now?

I'm not talking about the Antifa turds involved, who were never prosecuted anyway. I'm talking about the good people who got in trouble over what was basically a nothingburger.

[SATAN]

I hate the United States of America.

We know.

[Patrick Chewing]

We know.

You ain’t no patriot you ****stick. :lol