Supreme Court finds that (a) bribes and gratuities are a different crimes under federal law and (b) the specific _federal_ law that prohibits _state_ officials from accepting bribes cannot be construed to also prohibit _state_ officials from accepting gratuities. Federal officials are still barred from both, there's nothing unconstitutional about federal law barring state officials from accepting gratuities, but federal law as written currently does not.
> Although a gratuity or reward offered and accepted by a
state or local official after the official act may be unethical or illegal
under other federal, state, or local laws, the gratuity does not violate
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> Although a gratuity or reward offered and accepted by a state or local official after the official act may be unethical or illegal under other federal, state, or local laws, the gratuity does not violate ยง666
An artifact failing to correctly implement intended requirements should be familiar around here :)