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whet moser

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that part of sotomayor's hypotheticals has just gotten bulldozed over, which feels not great

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Peter Orlowicz's avatar Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social
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I feel obligated to point out that unlike the state and local bribery statute the Court just ruled on (18 U.S.C. §666), the one for federal officials (18 U.S.C. §201) makes both bribes and gratuities expressly illegal, but I concede the Court may not care when an actual case under 201 arises.

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