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  2. Obstruction of justice in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Obstruction of justice is an umbrella term covering a variety of specific crimes. [1] Black's Law Dictionary defines it as any "interference with the orderly administration of law and justice". [2] Obstruction has been categorized by various sources as a process crime, [3] a public-order crime, [4] [5] or a white-collar crime. [6]

  3. Title 18 of the United States Code - Wikipedia

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    In its coverage, Title 18 is similar to most U.S. state criminal codes, typically referred to by names such as Penal Code, Criminal Code, or Crimes Code. [2] Typical of state criminal codes is the California Penal Code. [3] Many U.S. state criminal codes, unlike the federal Title 18, are based on the Model Penal Code promulgated by the American ...

  4. Obstructing an official proceeding - Wikipedia

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    Corruptly obstructing, influencing, or impeding an official proceeding is a felony under U.S. federal law. It was enacted as part of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 in reaction to the Enron scandal , and closed a legal loophole on who could be charged with evidence tampering by defining the new crime very broadly.

  5. Supreme Court rules for Jan. 6 rioter challenging obstruction ...

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    Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority opinion that the government's view of the law's reach "defies the most plausible understanding" of the statute in question, 18 U.S. Code 1512. The ...

  6. Perverting the course of justice - Wikipedia

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    The Scottish equivalent is defeating the ends of justice, although charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice are also raised in Scotland, [1] while the South African counterpart is defeating or obstructing the course of justice. [2] A similar concept, obstruction of justice, exists in United States law.

  7. Supreme Court limits obstruction charges against January 6 ...

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    The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Justice Department overstepped by charging hundreds of people who rioted at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, with obstruction in a decision that could ...

  8. Justice Department drops some January 6 obstruction charges ...

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    Weeks after the Supreme Court narrowed how the Justice Department can pursue obstruction charges against US Capitol rioters, federal prosecutors are beginning to offer retooled plea deals or drop ...

  9. Tampering with evidence - Wikipedia

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    Tampering with evidence is also closely related to obstruction of justice and perverting the course of justice, and these two kinds of crimes are often charged together. The goal of tampering with evidence is usually to cover up a crime or with intent to injure the accused person. [3] [4]