Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FalseHopes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FalseHopes</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bribe</span></a>-fattened <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Justices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Justices</span></a>, as part of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secureSocialElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secureSocialElites</span></a>, have turned the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> into a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/venalPublicOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>venalPublicOffice</span></a> by ruling that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> Law did not apply to tips, gifts, and payments meant to reward actions taken by state and local officials.</p><p>They did this by distinguishing after-the-fact rewards for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/officialAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>officialAction</span></a> from before-the-fact bribes.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/26/us/politics/supreme-court-corruption-bribery.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/06/26/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/supreme-court-corruption-bribery.html</span></a></p>