Supreme Court Rejects Michael Avenatti's Nike Fraud Appeal

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Michael Avenatti, who argued that his extortion conviction was based on a vague anti-corruption law. Avenatti, sentenced to 30 months in prison for demanding $20 million from Nike, claimed the law shouldn't apply to lawyers making settlement demands. Despite some support from conservative justices, the Biden administration maintained that Avenatti's actions clearly violated the law. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals had previously upheld his conviction.