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Case pits cross-ideological concerns over expansive prosecutorial discretion against fidelity to the words of a statute.
Those urging the justices to rein in prosecutorial power say the Justice Department dusted off an ill-fitting statute in order to concoct charges against defendants.
Those supporting the Jan. 6 defendants say it’s unfair to apply the law to the Capitol riot.
The residual clause under which Jan. 6 defendants were charged prohibits “corruptly” obstructing, influencing, or impeding “any official proceeding” It’s like many other catch-all statutes intended to capture unforeseen events and read to encompass a broad range of activity.
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