The high court’s decision said the judge in Mr.McDonnell’s trail failed to tell a jury that it must look only at his “officialacts,” or the former governor’s decisions on “specific” and “unsettled” iss
In a rare unanimous ruling, the US Supreme Court has overturned the corruption conviction of a former Virginia governor, Robert McDonnell. But it did so while holding its nose at the ethics of his conduct, which included accepting gifts such as a Rolex watch and a Ferrari automobile from a...
The interesting aspect of British government is that, despite the absence of restraints such as judicial review, acts that would be considered unconstitutional in the presence of a written constitution are attempted very rarely, certainly less often than in the United States. The English constitution...