Supreme Court to Hear Landmark J6 Appeal That Could Impact Trump Case

The Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument over the Justice Department’s (DOJ) use of an Enron-era obstruction law to charge individuals at the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021. Their decision in the case—Fischer v. United States—is thought to bear on the DOJ’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump in the federal election case, as well as hundreds of other Jan. 6 prosecutions. On April 16, the justices will review whether a section of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 applies to several Jan. 6 defendants, including Joseph Fischer, a former Pennsylvania police officer who entered the Capitol on that day....