The Department of Justice is set to respond by Dec. 8 to former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell’s petition for U.S. Supreme Court review of his conviction on corruption charges (McDonnell v. U.S., U.S., 15-474, government response due 10/13/15).
While U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli is expected to ask the justices to leave McDonnell’s conviction intact, the high court already has signaled it may take the former governor’s case. In August, the court issued an unusual order allowing the former governor to stay out of jail until his petition for certiorari is considered4085 Money & Politics Report, 9/1/15, 84 U.S.L.W. 291, 9/8/15, 10 WCR 689, 9/4/15, 97 CrL 672, 9/2/15, See previous story, 09/01/15
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