The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case in October that may hinge on the meaning of two words: “from another.” The outcome could have a big effect on the charging power of federal prosecutors.
Ocasio v. United States asks the justices to decide who can be convicted of conspiracy to commit extortion under the Hobbs Act. That law defines extortion in part as “the obtaining of property from another, with his consent … under color of official right.”
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