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Joseph W. Fischer v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 22-3038 · judgment April 7, 2023
Question presented
Did the D.C. Circuit err in construing 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c) (“Witness, Victim, or Informant Tampering"). Which prohibits obstruction of congressional inquiries and investigations. to include acts unrelated to investigations and evidence?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Frederick William Ulrich
Federal Public Defenders Office
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage · 11 merits
(9 supporting pet./neither, 2 respondent)
Argument & decision
Argued April 16, 2024 — Jeffrey T. Green · Elizabeth B. Prelogar. Audio and transcript
Decided June 28, 2024. Opinion by Roberts, C.J..
Proceedings
- Jul 30 2024Judgment Issued.
- Jun 28 2024Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Jackson, J., filed a concurring opinion. Barrett, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor and Kagan, JJ., joined.
- Apr 16 2024Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey T. Green, Bethesda, Md. For respondent: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
- Mar 28 2024Reply of petitioner Joseph Fischer filed. (Distributed)
- Mar 20 2024CIRCULATED
- Mar 06 2024Brief amici curiae of John Danforth, et al. filed.
- Mar 06 2024Brief amici curiae of Former Government Officials, et al. filed.
- Feb 28 2024Brief of respondent United States filed.
- Feb 21 2024Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
- Feb 21 2024Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
- Feb 16 2024SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
- Feb 05 2024Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice in support of neither party filed.
- Feb 05 2024Brief amici curiae of Law-Linguistics Research Team Clark D. Cunningham and Ute Romer-Barron in support of neither party filed.
- Feb 05 2024Brief amici curiae of U.S. Senator Tom Cotton, et al. filed.
- Feb 05 2024Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Counsel Action, Inc. filed.
- Feb 05 2024Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed.
- Feb 05 2024Brief amicus curiae of Citizens Concerned for the Constitutional Rights of Defendants filed.
- Feb 05 2024Brief amici curiae of Christopher Warnagiris, et al. filed.
- Feb 02 2024Brief amicus curiae of LONANG Institute filed.
- Jan 29 2024Brief of petitioner Joseph Fischer filed.
- Jan 29 2024Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
- Jan 29 2024Brief amicus curiae of FormerFedsGroup Freedom Foundation, et al. filed.
- Dec 13 2023Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
- Dec 01 2023Rescheduled.
- Dec 01 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
- Nov 14 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
- Nov 13 2023Reply of petitioner Joseph Fischer filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 30 2023Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. VIDED.
- Oct 13 2023Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed
- Oct 04 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 13, 2023.
- Oct 03 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 13, 2023 to November 13, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
- Sep 11 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 13, 2023)
- Aug 15 2023Application (23A136) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 5, 2023.
- Aug 09 2023Application (23A136) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 21, 2023 to October 5, 2023, submitted to The Chief Justice.