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USA v. MENENDEZ et al
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August 03, 2017
Menendez Fights Again To Nix Charges Based On McDonnell
Sen. Bob Menendez on Wednesday again urged a New Jersey federal court to toss his corruption charges based on the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark McDonnell decision, rejecting prosecutors' argument that pressure he exerted on a doctor's behalf to influence executive branch officials fell within the high court ruling's narrow definition of "official acts."
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July 27, 2017
Feds Say Menendez Pressure Fits McDonnell's 'Official Acts'
Prosecutors told a New Jersey federal court Thursday that pressure exerted by Sen. Bob Menendez on a doctor's behalf to influence executive branch officials fell within the narrow definition of "official acts" set by the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark McDonnell decision, rejecting the senator's bid to toss his corruption charges based on the high court ruling.
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July 19, 2017
Menendez Urges Court To Nix Charges Based On McDonnell
Sen. Bob Menendez called on a New Jersey federal court Tuesday to toss his corruption charges, arguing that the allegations fall short of the narrow definition of "official acts" set by the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark McDonnell decision, less than a week after the conviction of ex-New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was thrown out based on the high court ruling.
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July 05, 2017
No Menendez Trial Delay Over Doc's Sentencing, Judge Says
A New Jersey federal court on Wednesday refused a Florida ophthalmologist's request to postpone the corruption trial of him and U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., rejecting his bid for a roughly monthlong delay because of his upcoming sentencing on separate charges of overbilling Medicare by $32 million.
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April 21, 2017
McDonnell Ruling 'Premature' In Menendez Case, Judge Says
The New Jersey federal judge handling the corruption case against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., indicated Friday that he would not rule on issues related to the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark McDonnell decision before evidence is presented at the senator's trial this fall or there are stipulations of facts.
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March 31, 2017
McDonnell Creates New But Difficult Path For Menendez
The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark McDonnell decision last year creates an opening for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., to challenge his corruption charges over the meaning of "official acts," but such an argument may prove difficult because the senator allegedly took on a substantial advocacy role for his benefactor, attorneys say.
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October 13, 2016
Menendez Didn't Justify Classified Info Bid, Feds Say
The federal government on Wednesday doubled down on its attempts to block U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., from using classified information to defend his corruption case, blasting the senator’s “unsatisfying” argument that the issue must be put on hold pending his interlocutory appeal.
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October 07, 2016
Menendez Faces Renewed Corruption Charges
A federal grand jury revived a handful of previously dismissed criminal corruption charges against Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and a prominent political donor, returning a superseding indictment Thursday that prosecutors say cures a charging defect regarding allegations of official acts done in exchange for campaign and legal defense fund donations.
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September 13, 2016
Menendez Loses 3rd Circ. Bid To Revisit Criminal Charges
The Third Circuit declined Tuesday to revisit a decision upholding corruption and conspiracy charges against U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, but his defense attorney indicated that the senator has plans to take his fight to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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October 09, 2015
Sen. Menendez Appeals To 3rd Circ. In Corruption Row
Attorneys for U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., lodged an appeal with the Third Circuit on Friday asking it to review a New Jersey federal judge's recent decisions not to toss the bulk of the criminal charges in a corruption case against him and a Florida eye doctor.