 protests based on the idea that they had obstructed an official proceeding, i.e. the certification of the Electoral College. But critics said that the Inland Law had never been intended to apply to protests or other First Amendment-connected activities. In a 6-3 decision with the majority opinion written by Chief Justice Roberts, the court overruled the heavily anti-Trump D.C. Circuit and said the Inland Law could not be used as broadly as the DOJ wanted to.