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minus-squaresome_dude@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·25 days agoNothing, now. Didn’t they change the laws to say government employees can receive “tips”?
minus-squareFauxPseudo @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·25 days agoThey decided to not enforce bribery laws
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·24 days agoSnyder v. United States from June 2024. The ruling is that money given before an official act is a “bribe”, but money given after an official act is a “gratuity”. Yes, our Supreme Court is batfucked in the head, why do you ask?
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 days agoIt’s because they also receive a lot of “gratuities.”
Nothing, now. Didn’t they change the laws to say government employees can receive “tips”?
They decided to not enforce bribery laws
Snyder v. United States from June 2024. The ruling is that money given before an official act is a “bribe”, but money given after an official act is a “gratuity”.
Yes, our Supreme Court is batfucked in the head, why do you ask?
It’s because they also receive a lot of “gratuities.”