Supreme Court will hear arguments next week on whether to throw out the convictions of two former aides to former Republican Gov. Chris Christie in New Jersey's 'Bridgegate' case.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next week on whether to throw out the convictions of two former aides to former Republican Gov. Chris Christie in New Jersey's "Bridgegate" caseCatch up on the developing stories making headlines.Those words spoken by a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey official in the summer of 2013 could hardly have been more prophetic.
Among the central questions the justices will consider: Did Baroni's position give him the authority to reduce the number of traffic lanes from the town of Fort Lee to the bridge, and can such actions by any public official be considered federal crimes? Both defendants are free on bail. Kelly was weeks from beginning a 13-month sentence last year when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. Baroni had begun serving his 18-month sentence but was released from prison after the court granted certification.
Wildstein, who pleaded guilty to two conspiracy counts and was sentenced to probation, testified that Kelly and Baroni were well aware of the plot’s political motives. “Everything government does involves decision-making on how to spend public resources,” attorney Yaakov Roth, representing Kelly, said this week. “Our basic point is none of that is within the federal fraud statutes.”
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