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Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in a dissenting opinion, criticized the Supreme Court's decision to limit the use of an obstruction charge that has been applied against many individuals involved in the January 6 Capitol riot. The Court ruled 6-3 in favor of Joseph Fischer, a former police officer involved in the riot, agreeing that the charge was being stretched beyond its intended scope related to document shredding and other similar actions following the Enron scandal.
Barrett argued that the law should be interpreted to cover the broader actions that obstructed the certification of the 2020 election results. Chief Justice John Roberts, representing the majority, argued that expanding the law beyond its intended scope would be inappropriate. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, although siding with the majority, suggested that lower courts might still find legal grounds to apply the charge. The decision could significantly affect the ongoing prosecutions of the Capitol attack and has implications for the charges against former President Donald Trump in his federal election subversion case.
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