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https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-108_8n5a.pdf
This is a case about the construction of federal bribery laws, which make it a crime for state and local officials to “corruptly” accept a bribe. The question before the court was whether the law makes it a crime for those officials to accept gratuities that may be given as a token of appreciation after the official act.
The answer, the court says, is no. “State and local governments often regulate the gifts that state and local governments may accept. [The federal law] does not supplement those state and local rules by subjecting 19 million state and local officials to up to 10 years in federal prison for accepting even commonplace gratuities. Rather, [the federal law] leaves it to state and local governments to regulate gratuities to state and local officials.”
That’s all the opinions for today folks. We will do it again tomorrow.