U.S. Supreme Court overturns New Jersey 'Bridgegate' scandal convictions

Aides to former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who were at the center of the "Bridgegate" scandal engaged in corruption and abuse of power but not criminal acts, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday as it unanimously threw out their convictions and placed new limits on political corruption prosecutions. The justices sided with Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Baroni, both of whom were convicted for their roles in a scheme to engineer traffic chaos in September 2013 on the world's busiest bridge to punish a local mayor who refused to endorse Christie's gubernatorial re-election bid.