 The Supreme Court's decision hinged on three definitions, those for bribes, gratuities, and what it means to corruptly accept money. The court's six conservative justices sided with former Mayor James Snyder, who said the $13,000 he accepted from a city contractor was legitimately earned for consulting work. He was convicted of bribery, but in reversing that, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for the majority, said a key difference was that the money was paid out after, not before,