Category Archives: bribery

“Menendez asks Supreme Court to hear case”

December 13, 2016, 8:44 pmbribery, chicanery, Speech or Debate Clause, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Josh Gerstein for Politico: Sen. Bob Menendez is asking the Supreme Court to consider his argument that federal bribery charges he is facing impermissibly intrude into a legislative activity protected by the Constitution’s speech-or-debate clause. In a petition submitted to… Continue reading

“Ex-Cuomo Aides Charged in Federal Corruption Inquiry”

September 22, 2016, 7:18 ambribery, chicaneryRick Hasen

Huge NY news: Federal corruption charges were announced on Thursday against two former close aides to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a senior state official and six other people, in a devastating blow to the governor’s innermost circle and a… Continue reading

“Prosecutors will drop cases against former Va. governor Robert McDonnell, wife”

September 8, 2016, 5:06 pmbribery, chicanery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

WaPo: Federal prosecutors will not attempt to retry former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, on corruption charges, ending a years-long saga that rocked the commonwealth’s political class and cut short the rise of a Republican Party… Continue reading

“How Donald Trump made it look like he was bribing the attorney general of Florida”

September 6, 2016, 8:02 ambribery, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Nice Philip Bump on Trump-Bondi.

“U.S. Attorney’s Office recommends putting Robert McDonnell on trial again”

September 2, 2016, 10:28 ambribery, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“A Theory of Bribery”

August 25, 2016, 3:02 pmbribery, campaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Looking forward to reading this by Deborah Hellman (forthcoming, Cardozo Law Review): In a unanimous opinion in McDonnell v. United States, the Supreme Court invalidated the conviction of the former Governor of Virginia on charges of bribery and called attention… Continue reading

“Appeals court asked to delay acting on former Gov. Bob McDonnell case”

July 22, 2016, 8:08 ambribery, chicaneryRick Hasen

Richmond Times-Dispatch: The U.S. Attorney’s Office is asking the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hold off acting on last month’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case of former Gov. Bob McDonnell for 30 days so both… Continue reading

“McDonnell Decision Unjustified, But Leaves Avenues to Prosecute Corruption”

July 7, 2016, 11:40 ambribery, chicaneryRick Hasen

Stuart McPhail blogs.

“Is the Supreme Court Clueless About Corruption? Ask Jack Abramoff”

July 5, 2016, 9:19 ambribery, chicanery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Carl Hulse in the NYT: [corrected link] Take it from a corrupt lobbyist: When it comes to peddling influence and buying politicians, the Supreme Court just doesn’t get it. Jack Abramoff, the former superlobbyist who ended up in prison,… Continue reading

George Will on the McDonnell Case and Corruption

July 5, 2016, 9:07 ambribery, campaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Here, at National Review.

Torres-Spelliscy on McDonnell

July 1, 2016, 5:44 ambriberyDan Tokaji

At HuffPost.

Public Citizen Report on State Pay-to-Play Laws

June 29, 2016, 7:50 pmbribery, campaign financeDan Tokaji

Press Release: “Pay-to-play laws vary widely in scope and effectiveness, but some jurisdictions squarely address the corrupting influence of campaign contributions from government contractors, Public Citizen found in its 2016 compilation (PDF) of pay-to-play laws around the country, which… Continue reading

SCOTUSblog Symposium on McDonnell

June 29, 2016, 9:33 ambriberyDan Tokaji

Here, with contributions from Tara Malloy, Fred Wertheimer, Jeffrey Green & Ivan Dominguez, and Pete Patterson & John Ohlendorf, in addition to the ones from Hampton Dellinger and David Debold noted yesterday.

“A Narrow Ruling on Public Corruption”

June 29, 2016, 6:36 ambriberyDan Tokaji

NY Times Editorial: “The McDonnell decision should be narrowly construed and need not stop prosecutors from building strong cases against politicians who are abusing their office for personal gain.” I agree.