AP – The Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the convictions of two political insiders involved in New Jersey’s“Bridgegate”scandal, saying that “not every corrupt act by state or local officials is a federal crime.” The court said in a unanimous decision Thursday that the government had overreached in prosecuting two allies of then-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie,Bridget KellyandBill Baroni, for their roles in a political payback scheme that created massive traffic jam to punish a Democratic mayor who refused to endorse the Republican’s reelection. Kelly was Christie’s onetime deputy chief of staff. Baroni was a top Christie appointee to the Port Authority, the operator of the New York area’s bridges, tunnels, airports and ports…
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