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    Supreme Court Ruling Weakens Honest Services Law

    The Supreme Court today weakened a law passed to fight public corruption, saying what the law calls “honest services fraud” is too vague to constitute a crime. Some high-profile recent convictions could be in trouble. Solomon Wisenberg is a white-collar defense attorney in Washington, CD.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The Supreme Court today weakened a law passed to fight public corruption, saying what the law calls “honest services fraud” is too vague to constitute a crime. Some high-profile recent convictions could be in trouble. Solomon Wisenberg is a white-collar defense attorney in Washington, CD.

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    The Leadership Is Changing but the Strategy Is the Same
    1. 0:00Supreme Court Ruling Weakens Honest Services LawYou’re reading this
    2. 7:31Petraeus to the Rescue
    3. 44:49The Longest Tennis Match in History
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Solomon Wisenberg

      Attorney, Barnes & Thornburg

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The Leadership Is Changing but the Strategy Is the Same
    1. 0:00Supreme Court Ruling Weakens Honest Services LawYou’re reading this
    2. 7:31Petraeus to the Rescue
    3. 44:49The Longest Tennis Match in History
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