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McDonnell v. United States
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Tobacco Executive Is a Little Greener on the Other Side, Right?
The law in question is primarily the Hobbes Act, which has a provision that applies to the bribery of public officials. McDonald argues that none of these things qualify as official acts. He says that the term official act shouldn't include things like setting up meetings or hosting events but only specific decisions that the government itself actually makes. The Supreme Court unanimously agrees with that with the opinion being written by Chief Justice John Roberts.
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