Supreme Court wipes out anti-corruption law that bars officials from taking gifts for past favors.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down part of a federal anti-corruption law that makes it a crime for state and local officials to take gifts valued at more than $5,000 from a donor who had previously been awarded lucrative contracts or other government benefits thanks to the efforts of the official.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation...corruption-law
The ruling was 6/3 broken down along ideological lines. This from a court that thinks it’s ok to take hundreds of thousands of dollars from billionaires as gifts
I hate to say it but this is a worse decision than Dobbs. If we can’t hold public officials responsible for their greed then we’re really screwed.