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Fischer v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · April 16, 2024

Oral arguments in Fisher v. United States focused on whether 18 U.S.C. §1512(c)(2) is limited to acts that impair evidence or instead operates as a broad catchall for other ways of obstructing official proceedings, including the January 6 charges. Petitioner's counsel argued for an evidence-focused reading; the government urged a plain-language, broader reading and said nexus and a stringent "corruptly" mens rea constrain prosecutions.

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