佛吉尼亚前州长被判受贿，这个前州长的夫人从某个“好朋友”接受很多礼物，然后前州长出席这个好朋友的公司活动。结果2016年高院决定，只有州长用官方行为换得礼物，才是受贿。仅仅是出席活动，给人打电话，不是官方行为，不是受贿。也就是是说，一个州长可以出卖自己的演讲，站台，评语，这些都不是受贿。排除高院太“天真”，我实在不理解他们的思路。
“There is no doubt that this case is distasteful; it may be worse than that. But our concern is not with tawdry tales of Ferraris, Rolexes, and ball gowns. It is instead with the broader legal implications of the Government’s boundless interpretation of the federal bribery statute,” Roberts wrote. “A more limited interpretation of the term ‘official act’ leaves ample room for prosecuting corruption, while comporting with the text of the statute and the precedent of this Court.”
The justices set forth a straightforward rule: “Setting up a meeting, calling another public official, or hosting an event does not, standing alone, qualify as an ‘official act.’”
