No. 23-108October Term 2023Decided Jun 26, 2024
Snyder v. United States
The Supreme Court ruled that a federal anti-corruption law prohibits bribes to state and local officials but does not criminalize gratuities, which are payments made in recognition of past actions without a prior quid pro quo agreement.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 26, 2024
- What it's about
The Supreme Court ruled that a federal anti-corruption law prohibits bribes to state and local officials but does not criminalize gratuities, which are payments made in recognition of past actions without a prior quid pro quo agreement. The decision overturned the conviction of an Indiana mayor who had accepted money after the city purchased garbage trucks.
Question presented
Does 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B) criminalize gratuities, i.e., payments in recognition of actions a state or local official has already taken or committed to take, without any quid pro quo agreement to take those actions?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit / Decision released Jun 26, 2024
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
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