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  1. Jun 27, 2016 · June 27, 2016 / 10:54 AM EDT / CBS News. The Supreme Court unanimously decided Monday to overturn former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's bribery conviction in his federal corruption case....

  2. Jun 27, 2016 · The Supreme Court unanimously overturned former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell's public-corruption conviction Monday and imposed higher standards for federal prosecutors who...

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  4. Jun 27, 2016 · By Josh Gerstein. 06/27/2016 10:33 AM EDT. Updated: 06/27/2016 02:37 PM EDT. A unanimous Supreme Court has overturned the corruption convictions of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, ruling that...

  5. Jun 27, 2016 · Nation Jun 27, 2016 11:05 AM EDT. WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday overturned the bribery conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in a ruling that could make it...

  6. Jun 27, 2016 · McDonnell, once a rising star in the Republican Party, was found guilty in 2014 and sentenced to two years in prison, but was allowed to remain free while the justices weighed his appeal. The case now returns to lower courts to decide whether prosecutors have enough evidence to try McDonnell again.

  7. United States. Share. Holding: The federal bribery statute, 18 U.S.C. § 201, makes it a crime for a public official to “receive or accept anything of value” in exchange for being “influenced in the performance of any official act.”

  8. Jun 27, 2016 · The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell in a decision interpreting the meaning of “official action” in the federal bribery law. The...