Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Docket Number
Term
2022 Term
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
Whether a private citizen who holds no elected office or government employment, but has informal political or other influence over governmental decisionmaking, owes a fiduciary duty to the general public such that he can be convicted of honest-services fraud.
Case Updates
Supreme Court holds that federal fraud statute does not impose fiduciary duties on private citizens who exercise a high level of influence with government actors
May 11, 2023
Click here to view the opinion.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to reject interpretation of fraud statute that would imperil businesses’ free speech rights
September 07, 2022
Click here to view the brief. Roman Martinez and Michael Clemente of Latham & Watkins LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.