Last year, the Supreme Court allowed Mr. McDonnell to stay out of prison while the court considered whether to hear his case, McDonnell v. United States, No. “There is no doubt that this case is distasteful; it may be worse than that,” the chief justice wrote. A jury found that Mr. McDonnell’s actions amounted to corruption, and a federal appeals court upheld the conviction. PhotoWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday made it harder to prosecute public officials for corruption, unanimously vacating the conviction of Bob McDonnell, a former governor of Virginia. Prosecutors may seek to retry Mr. McDonnell, but under a stricter standard.

Source: New York Times June 27, 2016 14:34 UTC