Garret Miller v. United States
Securities JusticiabilityDoctri Jurisdiction
Whether the offenses in 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c) cover only acts that affect the integrity or availability of evidence, or whether they criminalize advocacy, lobbying and protest in connection with congressional proceedings that are neither inquiries nor investigations
QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether the offenses in 18 U.S.C. § 1512(© cover only acts that affect the integrity or availability of evidence, or whether they criminalize advocacy, lobbying and protest in connection with congressional proceedings that are neither inquiries nor investigations, such as Congress’s joint session to certify the Electoral College vote count. Whether § 1512(c)’s “corruptly” element requires proof that the defendant acted with the intent to obtain an unlawful benefit, or whether it merely requires proof that the defendant acted with an improper or wrongful purpose or through unlawful means.