The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed the convictions of two onetime allies of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, ruling in a unanimous decision that they did not commit fraud in the political scandal known as Bridgegate.
Bridget Anne Kelly, Christie's former deputy chief of staff, and Bill Baroni, Christie's top executive appointee at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, were convicted in 2016. Each faced prison time.
Their convictions stemmed from a 2013 political payback scheme in which prosecutors alleged Kelly, Baroni, and others caused massive traffic jams near the George Washington Bridge in order to exact retribution against a New Jersey mayor for his refusal to endorse Christie's reelection campaign.
The scandal hobbled Christie in the 2016 presidential election.
