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SCOTUS dispatch: government lawyer grilled for an hour on meaning of federal corruption statute

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When, if ever, does a person “corruptly” solicit or offer a gift with intent to influence government action? That question kept Colleen Sinzdak, counsel for the US government, busy for almost all of her argument before the US Supreme Court earlier today. Her response: a person behaves corruptly when they know they are doing wrong.

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