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30 Jun 2016, 9:30 pm by Justin Daniel
Supreme Court reversed the criminal conviction of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell in a case that turned on whether the former governor had committed or agreed to commit an “official act” in exchange for gifts—rejecting the prosecution’s “boundless interpretation of the federal bribery statute,” the Court held that the District Court’s instruction on what constitutes an “official act” was too broad and that simply… [read post]
30 Jun 2016, 7:03 am by Matt Kaiser
The Supreme Court decides that at least one person gets to avoid prison. [read post]
30 Jun 2016, 5:00 am by Amy Howe
United States, in which the Court struck down the federal corruption convictions of former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell, comes from Taylor Anderson, who in The (Bend, Ore.) [read post]
29 Jun 2016, 12:36 pm by Amy Howe
United States, in which the Court struck down the federal corruption convictions of former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell, comes from Matt Zapotosky in The Washington Post; and Frank Green of Richmond Times-Dispatch. [read post]
29 Jun 2016, 3:16 am by SHG
The nature of what politicians do was revealed in the conviction and reversal of conviction of former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell. [read post]
28 Jun 2016, 1:03 pm by Tara Malloy
Yesterday, the Supreme Court unanimously overturned the conviction of former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell on eleven counts of bribery-related charges, holding that his trial proceeded under an overly expansive reading of the “official act” element of the federal bribery statute. [read post]
28 Jun 2016, 9:38 am by Fred Wertheimer
” Jonnie Williams, whose business was to market a nutritional supplement he had developed, gave Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife numerous lavish gifts – a Rolex watch, $20,000 worth of designer clothes, a $10,000 wedding gift, $15,000 in wedding expenses, a $50,000 loan, and more. [read post]
28 Jun 2016, 5:59 am by Staci Zaretsky
Bob McDonnell's conviction. [read post]
28 Jun 2016, 4:30 am by Amy Howe
United States, the Court struck down the federal corruption convictions of former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell. [read post]
27 Jun 2016, 5:35 pm by Hampton Dellinger
McDonnell’s case didn’t have to end this way. [read post]
27 Jun 2016, 2:49 pm by CrimProf BlogEditor
At The Volokh Conspiracy: Unanimous Supreme Court throws out former Governor Bob McDonnell’s conviction At White Collar Crime Prof Blog: Should Former Virginia Governor McDonnell's Case Be Retried? [read post]
27 Jun 2016, 2:48 pm by Molly Runkle
United States, invalidating the federal corruption convictions of former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell. [read post]
27 Jun 2016, 2:20 pm by Andrew Hamm
United States, holding that political-corruption prosecution requires that the government official took formal action on a pending matter; the Court vacated the jury instructions and required a retrial in Governor Bob McDonnell’s corruption case. [read post]
27 Jun 2016, 11:50 am by David Debold
Americans who believe democracy works best when public officials understand and serve the needs of their constituents can celebrate the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to throw out the conviction of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell. [read post]
27 Jun 2016, 11:05 am by Andrew Morgan
United States [SCOTUSblog materials] that former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell's conduct did not constitute an "official act" sufficient to support his corruption conviction. [read post]
27 Jun 2016, 8:01 am
The charges related to the acceptance by the McDonnells of $175,000 in loans, gifts, and other benefits from Virginia businessman Jonnie Williams, while Governor McDonnell was in office. [read post]