John,

The Supreme Court just released their opinion in Fischer v. United States – and they significantly limited the ability of the Department of Justice to charge insurrectionists with obstruction of an official proceeding.

John, if attempting to block the certification of the 2020 election isn't obstructing an official proceeding, then what is?

Today the Supreme Court’s majority decided to blunt a crucial tool for accountability for the insurrection.

This is another example of the Court failing to stand up for our democracy and enforce the plain text of the law. Like in Trump v. Anderson, the Court is sending the message that common sense and the rule of law come second to thinly supported legal technicalities and perhaps even to political allegiances.

To make matters worse, the Court’s decision comes in part thanks to Justice Alito’s failure to recuse himself from this case. Two flags associated with the insurrection flew at Alito’s houses, and he has faced widespread outcry about his apparent lack of impartiality.

This only exacerbates our concerns about impartiality in this case and others related to the insurrection and the 2020 election. Alito’s refusal to abide by ethics rules is outrageous and demands a serious investigation and binding ethics reform for the Court.

Not only is CREW continuing the fight to hold insurrectionists accountable, but we’ll continue fighting to hold even Supreme Court justices accountable. We’ll fight for an investigation into Alito’s actions, and we’ll fight for judicial ethics reform too.

Thanks,

CREW HQ