Supreme Court Decides Fischer v. United States

23-5572 Fischer v. United States (06/28/2024) - Supreme Court

Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321, 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. Syllabus. FISCHER v. UNITED STATES. CERTIORARI TO ...

Fischer v. United States - SCOTUSblog

Judgment: Vacated and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Chief Justice Roberts on June 28, 2024. Justice Jackson filed a concurring opinion. Justice Barrett filed ...

Fischer v. United States | Oyez

A case in which the Court held that 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c), which prohibits obstruction of congressional inquiries and investigations, ...

Fischer v. United States: Supreme Court Reads Federal Obstruction ...

On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court issued an opinion in Fischer v. United States, a case concerning whether a federal obstruction of justice ...

Fischer v. United States - Wikipedia

The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in June of 2024 that the charge only applied when the defendant "impaired the availability or integrity" (attempted or successfully) ...

Supreme Court Decides Fischer v. United States - Faegre Drinker

The US Supreme Court decided Fischer v. United States, No. 23-5572, holding that § 1512(c)(2) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, imposing criminal liability on ...

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on the Supreme ...

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision in Fischer v. United States ... The Justice Department issued the ...

Supreme Court Rules in Fischer v. U.S. | Lawfare

The court ruled in favor of a narrow interpretation of the obstruction statute that the Department of Justice has charged in at least 355 ...

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No. 23-5572 ; Title: Joseph W. Fischer, Petitioner v. · United States ; Docketed: September 13, 2023 ; Linked with 23A136 ; Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals ...

Fischer v. United States | Supreme Court - Law.Cornell.Edu

Held: To prove a violation of §1512(c)(2), the Government must establish that the defendant impaired the availability or integrity for use in an ...

Fischer v. United States: A Supposedly Textualist Court Ignores the ...

United States, the Supreme Court held that these actions did not violate a statute that makes it a crime to obstruct, influence, or impede an ...

Justices rule for Jan. 6 defendant - SCOTUSblog

6 defendant. By Amy Howe on Jun 28, 2024 at 1:11 pm. The front of the Supreme Court building. The court ruled in Fischer v. United States on Friday, ...

Why the Supreme Court ruled in favor of over 300 January 6 ... - Vox

On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that a federal law, providing that anyone who “obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding, or ...

Chairman Jordan Statement on Fischer v. United States Supreme ...

... U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Fischer v. United States: "The Supreme Court's decision is an affirmation of the rule of law and a reminder ...

The Limited Effects of Fischer: DOJ Data Reveals Supreme Court's ...

Fischer had upheld the DOJ's interpretation of the statute in a 2-1 decision. 3. A reasonable interpretation of Section 1512(c)(2). The Justice ...

Courthouse Steps Decision: Fischer v. United States

The Supreme Court granted cert and heard oral arguments on April 16, 2024. A 6-3 Court, with Chief Justice Roberts writing for the majority, ...

The Supreme Court's January 6 Decision Is Utterly Baffling

The conduct of Fischer and other defendants who violently assaulted police officers during the riot was patently criminal. There is no concern ...

District of Columbia | Fact Sheet: Fischer v. United States

§ 1512(c)(2). In other words, in every case potentially impacted by the Fischer decision, the defendant faced other criminal charges—felonies, ...

Courthouse Steps Decision: Fischer v. United States - YouTube

... court agreed. Upon appeal, the D.C. Court of Appeals reversed the lower court's decision. The Supreme Court granted cert and heard oral ...

Fischer v. United States | LII / Legal Information Institute

The district court highlighted that the government never alleged Fischer acted with respect to the prerequisite items but accepted that the ...