NonilexJun 28, 2024

OMFG

#SCOTUS says prosecutors improperly charged hundreds of #Jan6 #insurrectionists

Federal prosecutors improperly charged hundreds of #J6 defendants w/ #obstruction, the #SupremeCourt ruled on Fri, upending many cases against #insurgents who #invaded, #vandalized & #terrorized the Capitol to disrupt the certification of the 2020 presidential election.

#law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #ExtremistCourt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/28/supreme-court-obstruction-jan-6-trump/

Justices strike obstruction charge for Jan. 6 defendant, likely impacting others

Hundreds who attacked the U.S. Capitol have been charged with felony obstruction, among other counts, for disrupting the certification of the 2020 election.

The Washington Post
Show threadNonilexJun 28, 2024

After the #Jan6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, federal prosecutors charged >350 participants in #Trump’s #insurrectionist mob w/ #obstructing or impeding an official proceeding. The charge carries a 20-yr maximum penalty & is part of a #law enacted after the exposure of massive #fraud & shredding of documents during the collapse of the energy giant Enron.

#lawlessness #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #ExtremistCourt #CourtReform

Show threadNonilexJun 28, 2024

Writing for the majority, Chief *Justice* #JohnRoberts said the government must establish that a defendant “impaired the availability or integrity” of records, documents or other objects used in an official proceeding. The decision returns the case to the lower courts for additional proceedings.

Justices #AmyConeyBarrett, Sonia #Sotomayor & Elena #Kagan dissented.

#lawlessness #Jan6 #SCOTUS #GinniThomas #MarthaAnnAlito #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #ExtremistCourt #CourtReform

Show threadsamiamsam
@Nonilex hiding in your office with the door barred hoping you don't get attacked, raped and/or killed seems like obstructing - also, having to be evacuated with gas masks seems obstructive
Jun 28, 2024 at 3:31pmWeb