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‘Textual Backflips’

Released Tuesday, 2nd July 2024
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‘Textual Backflips’

‘Textual Backflips’

‘Textual Backflips’

‘Textual Backflips’

Tuesday, 2nd July 2024
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As the fallout from the momentous Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity continues to reverberate, MSNBC legal analysts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord offer some updates, then turn to another significant ruling from the High Court out on Friday: Fisher v. U.S. At issue was whether the charge of obstruction of an official proceeding could be applied to Capitol rioters in the wake of their actions on January 6th. Despite the ruling in favor of the defendant, their guest Ryan Goodman of Just Security confirms the limited impact this decision will have on those charged for their role in the chaos of January 6th, and on Donald Trump’s election interference case in D.C.

Further reading: Here is the analysis Ryan, Mary and Andrew wrote regarding the Fischer decision for Just Security:The Limited Effects of Fischer: DOJ Data Reveals Supreme Court’s Narrowing of Jan. 6th Obstruction Charges Will Have Minimal Impact.

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