The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in a case that could lead to the dismissal of charges against hundreds of January 6 defendants, and may even do the same in one of the cases filed against former President Trump.

The issue under consideration in Fischer v. United States (Docket No. 23-5572) is whether proof of merely entering the Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, is enough to support a finding of obstruction of an official proceeding.

Petitioner and former Pennsylvania police officer Joseph Fischer argued that the law was misapplied in this case — that the statute was only intended to apply to evidence tampering involving a congressional inquiry or investigation.

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