A US Supreme Court case over a criminal law used in Capitol riot prosecutions could upend hundreds of criminal cases and worsen an already swollen caseload at the Washington federal trial court handling them all.
The high court will hear argument April 16 in a case brought by a former Boston police officer who participated in the Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021, during the certification of the presidential election. Joseph Fischer argues prosecutors overreached in using a criminal statute that prohibits obstructing an official proceeding.
A ruling in Fischer’s favor could open the door to a flurry of requests ...
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