MCDONNELL OPINION ANNOUNCED: The Supreme Court announced its unanimous opinion in McDonnell today, overturning the convictions of former Gov. McDonnell. The opinion is online here. The opinion narrows the concept of what constitutes an official act under the statute at issue and will have an impact on future decisions to prosecute. The opinion explains: In […]
Day: June 27, 2016
Here are Mon. pol. law links
BUCHANAN CLEARED. RC. “Four years after it launched an investigation into allegations of improper dealings by Rep. Vern Buchanan, the House Ethics Committee announced Friday it is dropping the case.” CASE CLOSED. Hill. “While the Ethics Committee found that three car dealerships owned by Buchanan did illegally reimburse their employees for campaign donations, it did […]