Comments on: Recent Sixth Circuit case on quid pro quo requirements under federal bribery statutes

By: DeltaLawMama

DeltaLawMama — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:23:25 +0000

Agreed, Soms & Enzie, it is the new Sun Tzu. “Leave the gun, take the cannolis.”

By: somslawyer

somslawyer — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:20:34 +0000

As Tom Hanks said in “You’ve Got Mail”, The Godfather is the source of all wisdom.

By: NotZachScruggs

NotZachScruggs — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:08:10 +0000

Footnote 3 is a real corker.

By: NMC

NMC — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:18:08 +0000

The language in the case about how loose the quid pro quo can be will not help DeLaughter.

By: Alan @ YallPolitics

Alan @ YallPolitics — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:06:54 +0000

What implications does this have for DeLaughter? It would seem that his “consideration” of a federal judgeship and Teel/Whitfield’s personal loans seem to have the same sort of context to them.