Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2023

Snyder v. United States

Decided June 26, 2024. Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 23-108 · 603 U.S. 1 · Cited 23 times

Holding

Federal law, 18 U. S. C. §666, proscribes bribes to state and local officials but does not make it a crime for those officials to accept gratuities for their past acts.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

Official text

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