Sentences with phrase «significantly narrowed the definition»

The case, now being deliberated by a jury, is one of the first major public corruption trials in New York since a landmark 2016 Supreme Court ruling significantly narrowed the definition of what actually constitutes public corruption.

But Cohen said even if the justices significantly narrow the definition, politicians probably will not see that as a license to push the envelope.

The convictions of the governor and his wife were overturned by the high court, which significantly narrowed the definition of official acts of misconduct.

That ruling, reached six months after the Skeloses were convicted, significantly narrowed the definition of an «official act» as it applies to federal bribery statutes and found that, while the McDonnell case was «distasteful,» it did not rise to the level of public corruption.

She released a new TV ad today that continues her ongoing effort to link Martins with disgraced former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who lost his job in a federal corruption scandal — though his conviction was recently overturned, thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the definition of an «official act» in connection with public corruption.

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To maximize predictability and consistency, Parliament provided a definition of income that is clear and unambiguous and that significantly narrowed the scope of judicial discretion.