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U.S. v. Sun-Diamond Growers, 526 U.S. 398 (1999)

April 27, 1999

The U.S. Supreme Court held that "in order to establish a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 201(c)(1)(A), the government must prove a link between a thing of value conferred upon a public official and a specific 'official act' for or because of which it was given."

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