Tara Malloy is Deputy Executive Director of the Campaign Legal Center in Washington, D.C. Yesterday, the Supreme Court unanimously overturned the conviction of former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell on eleven counts of bribery-related charges, holding that his trial proceeded under an overly expansive reading of the “official act” element of the federal bribery statute. The … Continue reading Symposium: Is it bribery or “the basic compact underlying representative government”?