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Former Gov. Bob McDonnell spoke outside the Supreme Court in Washington on April 27 after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the appeal of his corruption case.
The Supreme Court is set to close out its current term with opinions Monday in three remaining cases after a flurry of decisions last week. It's expected to be the justices' final meeting before they disperse on their summer breaks.
Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell will find out Monday whether or not he will serve two years in jail for public corruption for accepting gifts and loans while in office in exchange for favors for a wealthy businessman. McDonnell v.
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell accepted gifts such as golf outings, a Rolex watch and $15,000 for catering at his daughter's wedding from a wealthy businessman. But whether he returned the favors by taking "official action" to promote the businessman's interests is the question at the heart of a closely watched public corruption case the U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide on Monday.
The Supreme Court is set to close out its current term with opinions Monday in three remaining cases after a flurry of decisions last week. The last three cases concern regulation of Texas abortion clinics, the public corruption conviction of former Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia and a federal law that seeks to keep guns out of the hands of people convicted of domestic violence.
The U.S. Supreme Court made that clear this week when it unanimously vacated the graft conviction of Bob McDonnell, a former Republican governor of Virginia.