 In McCormick v. United States ( 1991 ) , the Supreme Court held that the " under color of official right " prong of the Hobbs Act could be used to prosecute political corruption as long as there was a quid pro quo . Prior to McCormick , there was a circuit split on this question . The next year , in Evans v. United States ( 1992 ) , the Court held that no affirmative act of inducement is required on the part of the public official . Prior to Evans , there was also a circuit split on this question . Nor is a nexus required ; nor is the quo required to be within the de jure power of the public official , as opposed to access , generalized goodwill , or unspecific acts . 
