United States v. Skilling
E512089
United States v. Skilling is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case involving former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling that significantly narrowed the scope of the federal “honest services” fraud statute.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Skilling v. United States | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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criminal law case ⓘ federal case ⓘ white-collar crime case ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 2010-03-01 ⓘ |
| background | arose from the prosecution of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling after the collapse of Enron Corporation ⓘ |
| citation | 561 U.S. 358 ⓘ |
| concurrenceInPartBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2010-06-24 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 08-1394 ⓘ |
| fullName | United States v. Skilling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding |
18 U.S.C. § 1346 is properly confined to schemes involving bribes or kickbacks
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Skilling’s conspiracy conviction was flawed to the extent it rested on honest services fraud theory beyond bribes and kickbacks ⓘ the honest services fraud statute does not cover mere undisclosed self-dealing without bribes or kickbacks ⓘ the honest services statute, as narrowed to bribery and kickback schemes, is not unconstitutionally vague ⓘ |
| impact |
restricted federal prosecutors’ use of honest services fraud in corruption and corporate fraud cases
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significantly narrowed the scope of the federal honest services fraud statute ⓘ |
| joinedWith |
Black v. United States
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Weyhrauch v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| legalArea |
federal criminal law
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fraud law ⓘ statutory interpretation ⓘ white-collar crime ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
18 U.S.C. § 1346
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honest services mail fraud ⓘ honest services wire fraud ⓘ scope of the federal honest services fraud statute ⓘ |
| majorityJustices |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ John G. Roberts Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel A. Alito Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitioner | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentStatus | binding precedent in the United States federal courts ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Black v. United States
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Weyhrauch v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization | Enron Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPerson | Jeffrey Skilling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| respondent | Jeffrey K. Skilling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultForRespondent | convictions were partly vacated and case remanded ⓘ |
| shortName | Skilling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statuteInterpreted |
18 U.S.C. § 1346
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federal mail fraud statute ⓘ federal wire fraud statute ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
corporate fraud
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public corruption theories of prosecution ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2010 ⓘ |
| topic | limitation of honest services fraud to bribery and kickback schemes ⓘ |
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Skilling v. United States