After this morning's argument, seems likely SCOTUS will reject DOJ’s use of 18 USC §1512c2 (obstruction of an official proceeding) in J6 cases by a 5-4 & possibly even 7-2 vote. No idea, tho, if the 2 such charges against Trump in DC, which are sui generis, survive ... /11
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... The charge will probably be dismissed from the ≥ 353 J6 cases in which it has been brought, which is about ¼ of them. If 5-4, the vote will be along familiar ideological lines. But 2 justices seemed in play: Amy Coney Barrett & Ketanji Jackson. ... /2