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Skilling v. U.S., No. 08-1394 (U.S. Supreme Court) (561 U.S. 358; 130 S.Ct. 2896) (June 24, 2010) (Justice Ginsburg)

Loaded on July 12, 2010 published in Punch and Jurists July 12, 2010
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Here the Court cut back significantly on the scope of Federal prosecutions for “honest services” wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1346, holding that honest-services fraud must be limited to "the paradigmatic cases of bribes and kickbacks”.

Skilling v. U.S., No. 08-1394 (U.S. Sup. Ct. June 24, 2010) (Justice Ginsburg) ...

 

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  1. Bryan v. MacPherson, No. 08-55622 (9th Cir.) (608 F.3d 614) (June 18, 2010) (Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw)
  2. Skilling v. U.S., No. 08-1394 (U.S. Supreme Court) (561 U.S. 358; 130 S.Ct. 2896) (June 24, 2010) (Justice Ginsburg)
  3. U.S. v. Woods, No. 09-CR-1012-LRR (N.D.Iowa) (689 F.Supp.2d 1102) (March 3, 2010) (Judge Linda R. Reade)
  4. Magwood v. Patterson, No. 09-158 (U.S. Supreme Court) (561 U.S. 320; 130 S.Ct. 2788) (June 24, 2010) (Justice Thomas)
  5. Black v. U.S., No. 08-876 (U.S. Supreme Court) (561 U.S. 465; 130 S.Ct. 2896) (June 24, 2010) (Justice Ginsburg)
  6. McDonald v. City of Chicago, No. 08-1521 (U.S. Supreme Court) (561 U.S. 742; 130 S.Ct. 3020) (June 28, 2010) (Justice Alito)
  7. Bensayah v. Obama, No. 08-5537 (D.C. Cir.) (610 F.3d 718) (June 28, 2010) (Judge Douglas Ginsburg)

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