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A glimpse to the future?
Posted on: January 14, 2020 at 16:03:55 CT
Spanky KU
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Prosecutors painted the scandal as an abuse of authority, but Justice Samuel Alito emphasized at oral arguments this morning that it is not automatically a fraud for governmental officials to disguise their true motive for an action falling under their authority.
“Isn’t it often the case that somebody who has the authority to do something may lie about why the person is doing the thing because, if the real reason was exposed, it would cause a furor, people would be angry, but that doesn’t show the person doesn’t have the authority to do it,” asked Alito, the only member of the court from New Jersey.
https://www.courthousenews.com/bridgegate-convictions-appear-unlikely-to-survive-supreme-court/
“Isn’t it often the case that somebody who has the authority to do something may lie about why the person is doing the thing because, if the real reason was exposed, it would cause a furor, people would be angry, but that doesn’t show the person doesn’t have the authority to do it,” asked Alito, the only member of the court from New Jersey.
https://www.courthousenews.com/bridgegate-convictions-appear-unlikely-to-survive-supreme-court/
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A glimpse to the future? - Spanky KU - 1/14 16:03:55