"The United States Supreme Court's recent decisions in Snyder vs. United States and Trump vs. U.S. have caused concern for many over the long-term implications of prosecuting government officials. Experts warn these two decisions could make it harder to pursue public corruption charges because of immunity granted for "official acts" and narrowing the scope of what is considered illegal gratuity."
"These decisions have only succeeded in increasing tensions between the Court and Democratic members of Congress, who feel they are out of control based on their recent decisions. "One thing this decision does is it further hollows out protections against high-level government corruption, and that is deeply troubling given the norms that have collapsed around self-dealing at the highest levels in recent years," Dan Weiner, the director of elections and government at the Brennan Center for Justice, said."
"According to Transparency International, there has been a global decline in justice and the rule of law since 2016, and both factors are essential for preventing corruption at both the national and international levels. Among Transparency International's 20 countries at the bottom of its 2024 index, 9 are in the sub-Saharan region of Africa. Three are in the Asia Pacific region, three are in the Americas, three are in the Middle East & North Africa, and two are in Eastern Europe & Central Asia."
Two recent Supreme Court decisions in Snyder v. United States and Trump v. U.S. expand official-act immunity and narrow the definition of illegal gratuity, likely complicating public corruption prosecutions. A conservative justice warned that excluding mention of an official act connected to a bribe would hamstring prosecutions. The rulings have intensified tensions with Democratic lawmakers, spurring demands for a judicial code of ethics and accusations of compromised impartiality. Transparency International reports a global decline in justice and rule of law since 2016, and its 2024 index places many low-ranking countries across sub-Saharan Africa, Asia Pacific, the Americas, the Middle East & North Africa, and Eastern Europe & Central Asia.
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