McDonnell v. United States
579 U.S. 550 · U.S. Supreme Court
Holding and boundaries
Narrowed the federal bribery statute's definition of an 'official act' and vacated the conviction because the jury instructions were overbroad.
Scope and limitations: Does not approve corruption or gifts; other statutes, ethics rules and properly defined official acts remain.
2 issue placements
Anti-Corruption, Ethics & Public Integrity
McDonnell v. United States rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Anti-Corruption, Ethics & Public Integrity. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Does not approve corruption or gifts; other statutes, ethics rules and properly defined official acts remain.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Corporate Public Affairs & Institutional Trust
McDonnell v. United States rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Corporate Public Affairs & Institutional Trust. Fit tier: Contextual. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Does not approve corruption or gifts; other statutes, ethics rules and properly defined official acts remain.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Publication and provenance
The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.
Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.