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United States v. Project on Government Oversight

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided August 3, 2010No. 08-5182, 08-5465, 08-5466PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.

Opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge EDWARDS concurring in the judgment and concurring in part in the opinion for the Court.

GARLAND, Circuit Judge:

A non-profit organization gave an Interi- or Department economist a monetary award for his “public-spirited work [to prevent] oil companies[]” from underpaying the Mineral Management Service for oil extracted from federal lands. The government responded by charging both the organization and the economist with violating 18 U.S.C. § 209(a), which prohibits giving or receiving any contribution to…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. Staples v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Ratzlaf v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. Cheek v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. United States v. Bryan BurwellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
  2. United States of America v. the Project on Government OversightDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
  3. United States v. Gerald SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2024
  4. Feliciano v. Department Of TransportationSupreme Court of the United States · 2025
  5. Christopher Code v. Ryan McCarthyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2020

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