One prominent local lawyer keeps insisting that Joe Bruno's case will be dismissed because of the Supreme Court decision in Skilling. He might be right but I'm not so sure.The attorney talks about how the Supreme Court decision limited the "honest services" law to bribes and kickbacks. He claims that this case did not involve a kickback.Bruno's case is right on the edge of this, however. In their

There's been a lot of talk in the local news about Joe Bruno and the recent Supreme Court decision - Skilling v. United States, 561 US ____.Bruno was convicted under the "honest services" law, 18 USC § 1346. So was Jeffrey Skilling, of Enron fame. Skilling's conviction under this statute was overturned by the Supreme Court, and many are wondering if Bruno's conviction will also be