jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 7 days agoThe Supreme Court rules that state officials can engage in a little corruption, as a treatwww.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up1412arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squarederf82@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoPeople are way overreacting to this. This decision was 100% about a federal statute. Unaffected are the MANY, MANY state and local laws preventing state and local government employees from taking gifts
minus-squarederf82@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoThis case isn’t about a fed, it’s a local official. There are other rules governing most federal employees. This is only one specific federal criminal law.
People are way overreacting to this. This decision was 100% about a federal statute. Unaffected are the MANY, MANY state and local laws preventing state and local government employees from taking gifts
What state’s jurisdiction covers DC?
This case isn’t about a fed, it’s a local official.
There are other rules governing most federal employees. This is only one specific federal criminal law.