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U.S. top court rejects former New York lawmaker Silver's appeal
Source: Reuters
#U.S. LEGAL NEWS JANUARY 16, 2018 / 9:56 AM / UPDATED 30 MINUTES AGO
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected former New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s bid to avoid a retrial on corruption charges after his 2015 conviction was thrown out by a lower court.
Silver, a Democrat, had appealed a 2017 ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan that sufficient evidence existed to prove various corruption charges against him even though it had thrown out his convictions.
Reporting by Andrew Chung; Editing by Will Dunham
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-silver/u-s-top-court-rejects-former-new-york-lawmaker-silvers-appeal-idUSKBN1F51T9
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