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Former Fox executive, company ask Supreme Court to let US dismiss corruption case

By Samuel Rubenfeld ( December 16, 2025, 18:24 GMT | Insight) -- A former 21st Century Fox executive and a sports marketing company have each asked the US Supreme Court to allow the government to dismiss a corruption case against them linked to broadcasting rights for international soccer tournaments. The government abandoning its case, even when it is before the Supreme Court, “follows the best of our traditions,” the executive said, “but it also underscores that the inherent vagueness of the term ‘honest services’ continues to threaten the liberty of individuals and to embolden prosecutors within the Second Circuit.”A former 21st Century Fox executive and a sports marketing company have each asked the US Supreme Court to allow the government to dismiss a corruption case against them linked to broadcasting rights for international soccer tournaments....

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