Conservative justices, swimming in gifts from billionaire benefactors, just ruled that corruption is perfectly legal.
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Snyder v. United States could make it legal for public officials to accept rewards for their corrupt actions.
A new Supreme Court case could be a death blow to federal protections that have been in place for decades.
If billionaires’ largesse was designed to keep the justice on the high court, experts say the money could be considered a taxable payment.