Congressional Digest

Supreme Court Debates November 2024 No. 7 Vol. 27
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The Jan. 6 Prosecutions

Charging Defendants With Obstruction of an Official Proceeding

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Is the Federal Law That Prohibits the Obstruction of Official Proceedings Limited to Acts That Tamper With Evidence?

The text of Section 1512(c)(2), its broader statutory context and every tool in this court’s statutory-interpretation toolkit point to the same answer: Section 1512(c)(2) is a residual clause that applies only to acts that affect the integrity or availability of evidence….

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