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Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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21-605 | 11th Cir. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2021 |
Issues: (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.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Oct 22 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 26, 2021) |
Nov 16 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 26, 2021 to December 27, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
Nov 18 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 27, 2021. |
Dec 23 2021 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. VIDED. |
Jan 11 2022 | Reply of petitioner David Lynn Roberson filed. (Distributed) |
Jan 12 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022. |
Feb 22 2022 | Petition DENIED. |
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