Nonilex on Nostr: Justice #Kavanaugh, writing for a #conservative majority, said that the question in ...

Justice #Kavanaugh, writing for a #conservative majority, said that the question in the case was whether federal #law makes it a #crime for state & local ofcls to accept such gratuities after the fact. He wrote, “The answer is no.”

Federal prosecutors’ interpretation of the law created traps for public officials, leaving them to guess what gifts were allowed, he added. If they guessed wrong, the opinion continued, the ofcls could face up to a decade in prison.

#SCOTUS #corruption