Republican Governors Public Policy Committee, Amicus Curiae
Charles J. Cooper, Council of Record
The Republican Governors Public Policy Committee is an organization representing all 31 Republican State governors and promoting conservative policy priorities. Charles J. Cooper is a partner with the law firm Cooper & Kirk, where he specializes in constitutional, commercial, and civil rights litigation. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on March 7, 2016. Governor McDonnell was convicted for receiving things of value in return for agreeing to commit “official acts,” but the specific actions the governor took were not “official acts” as Congress has defined — or as…
