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McDonnell v United States

579 U.S. 550 (2016)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year2016
StatusBinding authority

Summary

SCOTUS narrowly defined 'official act' under federal bribery law, holding that setting up a meeting or hosting an event alone does not constitute an official act.

Key Principle

honest services fraud; official act narrowly defined; setting up meeting or hosting event not official act

Area of Law

criminal

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