SCOTUS dispatch: government lawyer grilled for an hour on meaning of federal corruption statute
JURIST
APRIL 15, 2024
The party briefs mostly focused on the word “rewarded” in the statute. James Snyder, the former mayor of Portage Indiana accused of having criminally solicited a payment in this case, seemed calm and upbeat. Justice Kagan asked if the required mental state in the statute helps to alleviate that concern. We even briefly chatted.
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