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The Supreme Court hasn’t yet ruled in the case of former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell (R), but the case already is having an impact on the corruption prosecutions of other former top officials.

Two former top state legislators in New York, Sheldon Silver (D) and Dean Skelos (R), have been allowed to stay out of prison pending the Supreme Court ruling in the McDonnell case, according to recent rulings by the federal judges presiding over their cases. The high court is expected to hand down a ruling regarding McDonnell before its current term ends on June 27.

If McDonnell’s conviction is overturned, Silver and Skelos may be allowed to stay out of prison indefinitely while their cases are appealed, the new rulings indicated. The judges set briefing schedules regarding the ex-lawmakers requests for bail pending appeal—schedules that will be triggered when the Supreme Court decides the McDonnellcase.