(02/29, Rubin) reported that the Supreme Court is set to hear not only former President Donald Trump's immunity claim in April but also the case of Joseph Fischer, an alleged January 6 rioter, a week earlier. Both cases involve the same obstruction law, but their circumstances differ significantly. According t

atute's broad language makes it a crime to "obstruct, influence, or impede any official proceeding," which has been applied to many Capitol rioters. Joseph Fischer, a Pennsylvania police officer, was charged under this statute after entering the Capitol during the riot. His attorney argued that the statute was

valuate the applicability of obstruction charges following a recent ruling. According to the article, this ruling, which favored another defendant, Joseph Fischer, questioned whether the obstruction statute was applicable to their actions during the riot. The article noted that Edward Lang was reported to have