Overview
- Federal prosecutors told the Supreme Court they now want the case dismissed "in the interests of justice" and requested a remand for that purpose.
- Solicitor General filings ask the Court to hear Hernan Lopez’s appeal, reverse the July decision that reinstated convictions, and return the case to the district judge.
- Lopez and Argentine firm Full Play were convicted by a New York jury in 2023, later won a post-trial acquittal, and then saw the convictions reinstated this summer.
- Prosecutors offered no detailed public explanation for the reversal, while Lopez said on X that he was grateful and confident more truth will emerge.
- The move comes as observers note shifts in federal anti-corruption enforcement this year, including DOJ unit cuts and a presidential pause of a foreign anti-bribery statute.