Supreme Court of the United States
Fischer v. United States
June 28, 2024603 U.S. 480
Summary
The Court held that to convict under 18 U.S.C. §1512(c)(2), the government must show the defendant impaired the availability or integrity of records, documents, objects, or other things used in an official proceeding, limiting the statute's reach to evidence‑related obstruction rather than all obstructive conduct.
Holding
- Scope of the residual “otherwise” clause in §1512(c)(2). Section 1512(c)(2) is limited to conduct that impairs the availability or integrity of records, documents, objects, or other things used in an official proceeding, or attempts to do so; it does not criminalize all forms of obstructive conduct.
Docket 23-5572
Cited authorities
- 18 U.S.C. § 231(a)(3)
- 18 U.S.C. § 1752(a)(1)
- 40 U.S.C. §§ 5104
- CA11
- 18 U.S.C. §§ 1512
- 18 U.S.C. §§ 1510
- 18 U.S.C. § 1511(a)
- 18 U.S.C. § 1516