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  2. Obstructing an official proceeding - Wikipedia

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    Obstructing an official proceeding. Corruptly obstructing, influencing, or impeding an official proceeding is a felony under U.S. federal law. It was enacted as part of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 in reaction to the Enron scandal, and closed a legal loophole on who could be charged with evidence tampering by defining the new crime very ...

  3. Obstruction of justice in the United States - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Obstruction of justice, in United States jurisdictions, refers to a number of offenses that involve unduly influencing, impeding, or otherwise interfering with the justice system, especially the legal and procedural tasks of prosecutors, investigators, or other government officials. Common law jurisdictions other than the United States ...

  4. Supreme Court questions obstruction charge against Jan. 6 ...

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    The Supreme Court weighs whether Jan. 6 rioters can be charged with obstructing an official proceeding, which could bear on Trump's election interference case.

  5. The Supreme Court case that could give Jan 6 rioters – and ...

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    A Jan 6 rioter, charged with obstructing an official proceeding, is arguing the government unfairly used a white-collar crime law to prosecute him and others.

  6. Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (election obstruction ...

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    A grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia indicted Trump on four charges: conspiracy to defraud the United States, obstructing an official proceeding, conspiring to do so, and conspiracy against rights.

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    • Judge sentences U.S. Capitol rioter 'QAnon Shaman' to 41 months in prison
      Judge sentences U.S. Capitol rioter 'QAnon Shaman' to 41 months in prison
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    • Florida man accused of storming U.S. Capitol pleads guilty
      Florida man accused of storming U.S. Capitol pleads guilty
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    • Supreme Court questions obstruction charge against Jan. 6 rioter, which could impact Trump
      Supreme Court questions obstruction charge against Jan. 6 rioter, which could impact Trump
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  7. How the Supreme Court could upend the DOJ's Jan. 6 case ...

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    The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether a federal law applies to a Jan. 6 defendant. Here's how that could affect hundreds of other defendants — as well as former President Trump.

  8. Fischer v. United States - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Fischer v. United States, (Docket No. 23-5572), is a pending United States Supreme Court case about the proper use of the felony charge of obstructing an official proceeding against participants in the January 6 United States Capitol attack .

  9. Most Justices Seem Skeptical of Charging Capitol Rioters With ...

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    Both are felonies punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Joseph Fischer, a former police officer who was charged with obstructing an official proceeding after participating in the Capitol riot ...

  10. Contempt of Congress - Wikipedia

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    Contempt of Congress is the act of obstructing the work of the United States Congress or one of its committees. Historically, the bribery of a U.S. senator or U.S. representative was considered contempt of Congress.

  11. US Supreme Court justices in Trump case lean toward some ...

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    He asked whether George W. Bush could be prosecuted for obstructing an official proceeding for allegedly lying to Congress to justify the Iraq war, or Barack Obama charged with murder for killing ...