Supreme Court grants review of Va. Governor's conviction

As a follow up to this post, the Supreme Court has granted review of the question of the scope of the term "official act" in federal bribery law. This is an important question for white collar defense lawyers, particularly those who deal with allegations of public corruption. This case and the Fourth Circuit's ruling upholding it seriously blurred the line between typical political activity and illegal federal bribery, and reversing the conviction would go a long way toward giving fair notice to public officials regarding what conduct they can engage in without fear of a federal bribery or honest services wire fraud conviction.

Here's a link to the the Hill discussing the case.

Here's the order.

Here's the petition seeking review at SCOTUS Blog.