Supreme Court won't head off former Rep. Schock's trial
Source: Politico
The Supreme Court has turned down a request from former Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) to forestall the criminal trial he’s facing on corruption charges, although one justice went out of her way to caution the court handling the case to keep a tight rein on one sensitive aspect of the charges against Schock.
In an order issued Tuesday morning, the justices rejected Schock’s request that the high court hear his arguments that the case charging him with fraud, making false statements and theft of government funds unconstitutionally intrudes into the internal affairs of the legislative branch.
Eight of the justices offered no written explanation for the decision turning down the former Congressman’s petition, but Justice Sonia Sotomayor filed a two page statement concurring with he colleagues while expressing concern about one of the issues Schock’s lawyers raised.
Last May, the Chicago-based 7th Circuit Court of Appeals turned down Schock’s effort to head off his trial. The judges said Schock’s arguments that the prosecution violated the protections of the Constitution’s speech-or-debate clause for members of Congress were unpersuasive.
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Schock loved getting naked, didn't he? 