The Supreme Court decided on Friday to weigh in on the Bridgegate scandal by hearing an appeal of two aides to former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, a report said.
The court will take the case of Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni, the officials who were convicted on fraud and civil rights charges for causing chaos on the George Washington Bridge by closing entrance lanes, according to NBC News.
The officials said the sudden decision in 2013 was part of a traffic study, but prosecutors believe the move was retribution to Fort Lee’s mayor for not endorsing Christie.
Kelly and Baroni were convicted in 2016. An appeals court upheld the fraud counts but the officials claim that the allegations are hard to prove.
“Nothing is easier than accusing a public official of harboring secret political or personal motives for his decisions,” an attorney said, according to NBC.
“Such an allegation suffices, under the decision below, not just to vote against the official, or sue him for an injunction, but to indict him for fraud.”
Baroni is serving an 18-month sentence. Kelly is expected to begin her prison term on July 10.