Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the obstruction-of-justice offenses in 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c) cover only acts that affect the integrity or availability of evidence, or whether they criminalize advocacy, lobbying and protest in connection with congressional proceedings that are neither inquiries nor investigations, such as Congress's joint session to certify the Electoral College vote count.
Whether § 1512(c)'s "corruptly" element requires proof that the defendant acted with the intent to obtain an unlawful benefit, or whether it merely requires proof that the defendant acted with an improper or wrongful purpose or through unlawful means.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the offenses in 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c) cover only acts that affect the integrity or availability of evidence, or whether they criminalize advocacy, lobbying and protest in connection with congressional proceedings that are neither inquiries nor investigations
2024-07-02
Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Fischer v. United States, 603 U. S. ___ (2024).
2024-06-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2024.
2023-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
2023-11-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
2023-11-08
Reply of petitioner Garret Miller filed.
2023-09-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 30, 2023.
2023-09-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 2, 2023 to October 30, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-08-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 2, 2023.
2023-08-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 31, 2023 to October 1, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-07-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 31, 2023)