With the end of the Biden Administration, the start of the Trump 2.0 Administration, and a change of power in the U.S. House, the steady churn of high-skill professionals moving in and out of government positions has reached an all-time high. Indeed, beyond the typical cadre of newly unemployed political
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Gratuity or Gift? The Supreme Court May Soon Delineate the Difference
By Peter Koski & Samuel Klein on
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Federal circuit courts are split on a core question of corruption law: whether state and local officials, and agents of organizations that contract with or receive benefits from the federal government, may lawfully accept gratuities.
It is generally a federal crime for state and local officials to act in their…
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