The Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case of a Jan. 6 Capitol riot participant who challenged his criminal conviction for obstruction.
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FoxNewscontributorsJonathanTurleyandAndyMcCarthyjoined‘America’sNewsroom’todiscusstheSupremeCourt’slatestopinionandthejustices’viewsonhowtheobstructionlawdoesn’tapply.
TheSupremeCourtonFridayruledinfavorofaparticipantintheJan.6,2021,Capitolriotwhochallengedhisconvictionforafederal“obstruction”crime.
Ina6-3decision,thehighcourtheldtoanarrowerinterpretationofafederalstatutethatimposescriminalliabilityonanyonewhocorruptly“alters,destroys,mutilates,orconcealsarecord,document,orotherobject,orattemptstodoso,withtheintenttoimpairtheobject’sintegrityoravailabilityforuseinanofficialproceeding.”
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