McDonnell v. United States
5-4
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The Supreme Court Clerks Are Just Like, Okay, So No Citations Here?
Roberts tries to imply that if you read the statute about bribery too broadly, you'll interfere with representative democracy. He poses the hypothetical of a homeowner who invites a public official to quote their annual outing to the ballgame and then later asks the official about a situation where his neighborhood lost power for five days. And he's like, okay, what do normal people do? Oh, they invite their favorite politicians to an annual outing at a sporting event.
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