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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, 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, 11:02 am by Kent Scheidegger
Supreme Court today decided the case of the bribery convictions of a former Governor of Virginia and his wife, McDonnell v. [read post]
27 Jun 2016, 10:34 am by Jonathan H. Adler
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) In the final opinion of the term, the Supreme Court threw out the corruption conviction of former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell. [read post]
27 Jun 2016, 9:58 am
The United States Supreme Court (motto: "eight is enough") unanimously overturned the conviction of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell.This conviction always troubled us. [read post]
27 Jun 2016, 9:16 am
"Supreme Court rules unanimously in favor of former Va. governor McDonnell in corruption case": Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report. [read post]
27 Jun 2016, 9:06 am by Ellen Podgor
The Supreme Court vacated and remanded the convictions from former Governor Robert McDonnell's case this morning in a unanimous decision, finding that "hosting an event, meeting with other officials, or speaking with interested parties is not, standing alone, a 'decision... [read post]
27 Jun 2016, 8:27 am by Ellen Podgor
The Supreme Court vacated and remanded former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell's conviction (see here). [read post]
27 Jun 2016, 8:01 am
ADDED: The facts, as summarized by the Chief's opinion:In 2014, the Federal Government indicted former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife, Maureen McDonnell, on bribery charges. [read post]
20 Jun 2016, 3:12 am by Amy Howe
  And at Issue One, Daniel Hensel has “everything you need to know about” Virginia governor Bob McDonnell’s challenge to his fraud convictions. [read post]
31 May 2016, 3:52 am by Amy Howe
”  Commentary on McDonnell’s case comes from former Maryland governor Robert Ehrlich, who in The Washington Examiner urges the Justices to “draw a bright and shining line between appropriate and inappropriate behavior. [read post]
17 May 2016, 3:59 am by Amy Howe
” In an op-ed for The Boston Globe, Wendy Kaminer weighs in on the case of former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell, arguing that, “[w]hen courts decline to restrict the reach of vaguely written statutes they effectively give prosecutors the illegitimate, unaccountable power not just to enforce laws but to make them. [read post]
13 May 2016, 9:18 am by The Federalist Society
McDonnell, former Governor of Virginia, was convicted in a jury trial of eleven counts of corruption. [read post]
13 May 2016, 8:12 am by Molly Runkle
” For The National Law Journal (subscription required), Richard Hasen writes that if the Supreme Court votes in favor of former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell, “it’s not likely to open the door to ‘legalized corruption. [read post]
12 May 2016, 2:22 am by Amy Howe
”   And a podcast at Advice and Consent looks at the questionnaire that Garland submitted earlier this week, as well as the 1991 confirmation hearing for Justice Clarence Thomas.Briefly: At WGBH, Harvey Silverglate weighs in on last month’s oral argument in the challenge by former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell to his fraud convictions; he concludes that, if “the Supreme Court tosses these federal ‘anticorruption’ statutes as… [read post]
3 May 2016, 4:03 am by Amy Howe
” Briefly: At More Soft Money Hard Law, Bob Bauer looks back at last week’s oral arguments in former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell’s challenge to his fraud convictions; he characterizes it as “an extraordinary argument, highlighting through dead-end hypotheticals and confusing exchanges the ambiguity of the law–an argument that defied the best efforts at clarification of everybody involved. [read post]
2 May 2016, 2:37 am by Amy Howe
  On Wednesday the Court heard oral arguments in the challenge by former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell to his fraud convictions. [read post]
1 May 2016, 7:55 am by John Floyd
”   Governor Robert McDonald of Virginia   Former Virginia Governor Robert F. [read post]
29 Apr 2016, 6:47 am by Joe May
National: Dennis Hastert Sentenced to 15 Months, and Apologizes for Sex AbuseNew York Times – Monica Davey, Julie Bosman, and Mitch Smith | Published: 4/27/2016 A judge sentenced former U.S. [read post]