Supreme Court opinions: Ex-Portage mayor's bribery conviction overturned, narrowing corruption law

The US Supreme Court's decision on an Indiana bribery case Wednesday could affect Michael Madigan's case.The Supreme Court overturned the bribery conviction of a former Indiana mayor on Wednesday, the latest in a series of decisions narrowing the scope of federal public corruption law.

In a sharply worded dissent joined by her liberal colleagues, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said the distinction between bribes and gratuities ignores the wording of the law aimed at rooting out public corruption. Snyder was elected mayor of Portage in 2011 and was removed from office when he was first convicted in 2019. He has maintained his innocence, saying the money he received was payment for consulting work. His attorneys said that prosecutors hadn't proved there was a "quid pro quo" exchange agreement before the contracts were awarded.

Wednesday's decision could have a major effect on corruption cases in Illinois, including those of former House Speaker Mike Madigan and the so-called ComEd Four.Masur said Wednesday's ruling said "gratuities" can be prosecuted under applicable state laws. The high court's decision will affect past, pending and future federal public corruption cases brought under the statute.

Pramaggiore's attorney said the Supreme Court decision makes clear what she was charged with is not a crime.

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