Davis Polk partner Tatiana Martins was quoted in Politico discussing the corruption case against Senator Bob Menendez. The piece mentions the Supreme Court precedent in which the court threw out the conviction of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and its overall narrowing view on the nation’s anti-corruption laws.

Tatiana noted that the prosecutors and U.S. Attorney Damian Williams were surely focused closely on how to proceed successfully in light of the McDonnell ruling.

“McDonnell was something we were very sensitive to, so Damian will certainly have read this indictment and signed off on this in a very detailed way,” she continued. “I’m sure McDonnell was top of mind for him.”

“Bob Menendez’s prosecutors are already grappling with some tough Supreme Court precedents,” Politico (September 30, 2023)

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