United States v. Joseph M. Margiotta

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1982-07-27

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IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge: The significant role played by political parties in municipal government has been an often noted characteristic of American urban life. Some critics, contributing to the prevailing mythology that machine politics have controlled the corridors of local government, 1 have highlighted the opportunities available to those who hold the strings of political power<footnote…

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