McDonnell v. United States, 579 U.S. 550

Court Filing · Supreme Court of the United States · June 27, 2016

The unanimous Court vacated and remanded because the official-act instructions were overbroad. Bribery remained prosecutable; DOJ later declined retrial, but that release was not opened here.

Setting up a meeting, talking to another official, or organizing an event, without more, does not fit that definition of “official act.”

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The unanimous Court vacated and remanded because the official-act instructions were overbroad. Bribery remained prosecutable; DOJ later declined retrial, but that release was not opened here.

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