Gary S. Chafetz: SUPREME COURT FINALLY GUTS HONEST-SERVICE FRAUD
Story date: 2010-06-24 07:28:58
Added on: 2010-06-24 19:35:12
Today, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court gutted the honest-services fraud statute --"depriv[ing] another of the intangible right of honest services"--declaring it unconstitutionally vague....
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