Wednesday, September 11, 2024

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No charges for Jan. 6th protesters:
The Supreme Court ruled in June that in charging Jan. 6 defendants, the DOJ had interpreted too broadly a statute that carries up to 20 years in prison for anyone who corruptly “obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding.” Since the Fischer v. United States ruling, around 60 of 126 defendants had the pending obstruction charges dropped, DOJ data from Sept. 6 shows. The DOJ is continuing to pursue charges for 13 defendants with pending charges and still assessing its course of action for the remaining defendants. .... The Supreme Court held that the government must “establish that the defendant impaired the availability or integrity for use in an official proceeding of records, documents, objects” or “other things used in the proceeding” in order to prove a violation of the obstruction statute.
People are still innocent until proven guilty in America...

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