The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously decided to throw out former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s corruption convictions, after finding that McDonnell’s actions did not go far enough to constitute corruption under federal law.
“There is no doubt that this case is distasteful; it may be worse than that. But our concern is not with tawdry tales of Ferraris, Rolexes, and ball gowns. It is instead with the broader legal implications of the government’s boundless interpretation of the federal bribery statute,” wrote Chief Justice John Roberts in the majority opinion.
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