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23 Μαΐ 2024 · Obstructing justice is illegal on federal and state levels, with individual states establishing their own legal definitions of offenses and penalties.
26 Νοε 2018 · Obstruction of justice occurs when a person offers false information, or otherwise takes some action that frustrates an investigation or other legal process. An example of an obstruction of justice would be a person lying to the court and, as a result, being handed a harsher sentence as punishment.
In United States jurisdictions, obstruction of justice refers to a number of offenses that involve unduly influencing, impeding, or otherwise interfering with the justice system, especially the legal and procedural tasks of prosecutors, investigators, or other government officials.
The law also makes it illegal to obstruct documents and other evidence given in response to inquiries under the Antitrust Civil Process Act. The punishment of this crime can lead to up to 5 years imprisonment. Other statutes and laws can be relevant to obstructing justice such as bribery or contempt of court.
28 Ιουν 2024 · Garland adds that “the vast majority of the more than 1,400 defendants charged for their illegal actions on January 6 will not be affected by this decision” but vows to “take appropriate ...
28 Ιουν 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday limited a federal obstruction law that has been used to charge hundreds of Capitol riot defendants as well as former President Donald Trump. The justices ruled 6-3 that the charge of obstructing an official proceeding, enacted in 2002 in response to the financial scandal that brought down Enron Corp., must include proof that defendants tried to ...
28 Ιουν 2024 · 9 min. 0. Federal prosecutors improperly charged a Jan. 6 defendant with obstruction, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday, a decision that will likely upend many cases against rioters who disrupted ...
