Evans v. U.S., No. 90-6105 (U.S. Supreme Court) (504 U.S. 255; 112 S.Ct. 1881) (May 26, 1992) (Justice Stevens)
Here the Supreme Court held that "the [g]overnment need only show that a public official has obtained a payment to which he was not entitled, knowing that the payment was made in return for official acts," in order to establish extortion under color of official right under the Hobbs Act. ...
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