The Stakes of the Supreme Court’s Pro-Corruption Rulings in the Age of Trump: Why the Supreme Court Should Have Taken Judicial Notice of the Post-January 6 Reality in Percoco

Abstract

In Percoco, the Supreme Court squandered opportunities to contextualize political corruption. This piece argues that the Supreme Court should have taken judicial notice of the Post-January 6th circumstances which surround the decision. This is a perilous time in American democracy for the Justices to make prosecuting corrupt campaign managers arduous.

Keywords: Percoco, Ciminelli, Honest Services Fraud, Bribery, Supreme Court, corruption, political corruption, campaign manangers, Donald Trump, January 6, judicial notice, election law, anti-corruption, prosecution, Skilling, McDonnell, Kelly, U.S. v. Percoco, Toni Morrison