NYC mayor Eric Adams asks Judge Dale Ho to dismiss the bribery count of his indictment under the Supreme Court's recent decision in Synder v. US—the bribes-vs.-gratuities one. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The indictment in this case alleges a “bribery” scheme that does not meet the definition of bribery and indeed does not amount to a federal crime at all. Just three months ago, the Supreme Court rebuked the Justice Department for adopting an “unfathomable” interpretation of the federalprogram bribery statute, 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B), that “would leave state and local officials entirely at sea to guess about what gifts they are allowed to accept under federal law, with the threat of up to 10 years in federal prison if they happen to guess wrong.” Snyder v. United States, 144 S. Ct. 1947, 1958 (2024). As the Court admonished prosecutors, “[t]hat is not how federal criminal law works.” Id.
Yet here goes the Department again.
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September 30, 2024 at 3:33 PM
NYC mayor Eric Adams asks Judge Dale Ho to dismiss the bribery count of his indictment under the Supreme Court's recent decision in Synder v. US—the bribes-vs.-gratuities one. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.
It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.
May 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
