During a recent Supreme Court hearing, several conservative justices expressed skepticism towards Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar's arguments regarding the obstruction statute and its application to the US Capitol rioters. The justices raised concerns about the broad interpretation of the statute and its potential implications on political demonstrations.
Justice Neil Gorsuch initiated the line of questioning by highlighting examples of political demonstrations that could fall under the DOJ's interpretation, potentially resulting in a 20-year prison sentence for protesters. Justice Samuel Alito further probed Prelogar on a hypothetical scenario involving protesters disrupting proceedings at the Supreme Court.
