Sheldon Silver, Bob McDonnell, and the Sorry State of Public Corruption Law
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The Supreme Court's Bob McDonnell decision claimed its highest-profile casualty last week. On July 13 the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit threw out the corruption convictions of Sheldon Silver, the former Speaker of the New York State General Assembly. The court ruled that, in light of
Sheldon Silver, Bob McDonnell, and the Sorry State of Public Corruption Law
Sheldon Silver, Bob McDonnell, and the Sorry…
Sheldon Silver, Bob McDonnell, and the Sorry State of Public Corruption Law
The Supreme Court's Bob McDonnell decision claimed its highest-profile casualty last week. On July 13 the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit threw out the corruption convictions of Sheldon Silver, the former Speaker of the New York State General Assembly. The court ruled that, in light of