The high court’s 6-3 opinion along ideological lines found the law criminalizes bribes given before an official act, not rewards handed out after.
Eg: it’s ok to give Supreme Court Justices money after they rule in your favor because it’s normal and ok to regularly hand them amounts much larger than their salary. The Democrats on the court were the dissenters.
That’s a fucking blow to the politicians. They can’t even take the money on a flimsy promise anymore. they’ve got to actually deliver before they get to pocket it. I wonder what kind of cut I could make on being an escrow.