Sheldon Silver, Petitioner v. United States, et al.

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Case Number:

20-60

Court:

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit:

Firms

  1. January 20, 2021

    No Pardon For Sheldon Silver As Trump Term Ends

    Former New York Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver will continue serving a 6½-year sentence for bribery and extortion after President Donald Trump chose not to grant him clemency amid a slew of last-minute pardons.

  2. November 02, 2020

    Feds Urge High Court To Reject Sheldon Silver Graft Case

    Federal prosecutors called on the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to reject a petition to review the corruption case of disgraced former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, saying there is no legal support for his position that bribery and extortion convictions require an underlying agreement from involved parties.

  3. July 24, 2020

    Sheldon Silver Asks High Court To Take Up Graft Case

    Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up his corruption case, saying the Second Circuit's finding that an official can be guilty of bribery without an underlying agreement conflicts with the high court's precedents.