Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Silver, No. 16-1615-cr (2nd Cir.) (864 F.3d 102) (July 13, 2017) (Judge Jose A. Cabranes) by The Supreme Court’s recent decision in McDonnell v. U.S., 579 U.S. ___, 136 S. Ct. 2355 (2016), continues to wreak havoc with prosecutors’ attempts to rein in politicians accused of wide-scale bribery, …

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) by 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 …