McCormick v. U.S., No. 89-1918 (U.S. Supreme Court) (500 U.S. 257; 111 S.Ct. 1807) (May 23, 1991) (Justice White)
In this case the Court held that a state legislator did not violate the anti-extortion Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C. §1951) by accepting campaign contributions without an explicit exchange of improper promises. The Court reached this question only after declining to consider whether the Act applies to local officials at all, ...
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