Tom Freeland has details on the Supreme Court's agreement to review a controversial body of federal criminal law, at least as regards one of its aspects: does the defendant's conduct in an "honest services" case have to violate a duty imposed by state law? The case, which originated in Alaska, is called Weyhrauch v. U.S.
"An Honest Services Bribery Case Gets Cert"
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Bridget Carroll Press Officer, Manhattan Institute bcarroll@manhattan-institute.org |



