Over 300 Jan. 6 riot convictions now in peril after Supreme Court rules on obstruction charge
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/january-6-rioter-obstruction-supreme-court-b2565985.html

More than 330 Jan. 6 rioters could have their convictions and sentences tossed thanks to a ruling from the Supreme Court on Friday.

In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled that an “obstruction of an official proceeding” charge brought against Joseph Fischer, a former police officer and rioter, was too broadly used and the government will need to prove that a defendant “impaired the availability or integrity for use in an official proceeding of records, documents, objects, or other things used in an official proceeding, or attempted to do so.”

Chief Justice John Roberts, who delivered the majority opinion, used the example of eating lunch at the zoo to explain the ruling.

“To see why, consider a straightforward example. A zoo might post a sign that reads, ‘do not pet, f