A federal judge today delayed the retrial of former Jack Abramoff associate Kevin Ring, giving the Supreme Court time to rule on a set of cases that could affect the charges against the one-time lobbyist.
Ring’s legal team from Miller & Chevalier asked for a continuance so the Supreme Court could decide a trio of cases touching on the honest services statute which prosecutors used to indict Ring. After a short hearing this morning, U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle agreed to move the new trial date from June 21 to July 26. The Supreme Court’s last non-argument date this term is June 28.
Ring lawyer Andrew Wise declined to comment.
Check out our prior post from when Ring’s lawyers asked for the delay, and Tony Mauro’s story on the honest services cases before the Supreme Court.
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