U.S. Supreme Court
Dec. 10, 2009
High Court Casts Doubt on Statute
U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed to be in agreement Tuesday that a federal statute used to prosecute public officials and white-collar defendants is hanging by a thread.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed to agree Tuesday that a federal statute used to prosecute public officials and white-collar defendants is hanging by a thread.
It appears likely that there is a majority willing to strike down the statute, which has created confusion among lower courts ever since it was passed in 1998.
The law allows prosecutors to use th...
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