Roberson v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on February 22, 2022
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Issue: (1) Whether, in a bribery prosecution based on issue-advocacy payments that would otherwise enjoy First Amendment protection, the government must prove that the payments were explicitly linked to official action; and (2) whether a jury must be instructed that merely "expressing support" for a policy cannot support conviction under the federal bribery laws.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- HIV privacy, guilty pleas, and bribery convictions (Andrew Hamm, November 12, 2021)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 10/22/2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 26, 2021) |
| 11/16/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 26, 2021 to December 27, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 11/18/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 27, 2021. |
| 12/23/2021 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| 01/11/2022 | Reply of petitioner David Lynn Roberson filed. (Distributed) |
| 01/12/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022. |
| 02/22/2022 | Petition DENIED. |