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McDonnell v. U.S., No. 15-474 (U.S. Supreme Court) (579 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 2355) (June 27, 2016) (Justice (John G.) Roberts)

Loaded on Dec. 26, 2016 published in Punch and Jurists June 27, 2016
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Official Acts.

In this decision, the Supreme Court delivered a virtual knock-out blow to the Federal Government’s ability to prosecute politicians for bribery. Here a unanimous Court decided to vacate the highly publicized federal bribery conviction of former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell on the grounds that the corruption law under which he ...

 

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  1. McDonnell v. U.S., No. 15-474 (U.S. Supreme Court) (579 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 2355) (June 27, 2016) (Justice (John G.) Roberts)
  2. Birchfield v. U.S., No. 14-1468 (U.S. Supreme Court) (579 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 2160) (June 23, 2016) (Justice Alito)
  3. Utah v. Strieff, No. 14-1373 (U.S. Supreme Court) (579 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 2056) (June 20, 2016) (Justice Thomas)
  4. Taylor v. U.S., No. 14-6166 (U.S. Supreme Court) (579 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 2074) (June 20, 2016) (Justice Alito)
  5. Mathis v. U.S., No. 15-6092 (U.S. Supreme Court) (579 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 2243) (June 23, 2016) (Justice Kagan)
  6. Voisine v. U.S., No. 14-10154 (U.S. Supreme Court) (579 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 2272) (June 27, 2016) (Justice Kagan)

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