'Does unlawful mean illegal?' Jurors in city councilman's USC bribery trial mull instructions

Prosecutors are concerned an instruction may be misleading jurors in Mark Ridley-Thomas' trial into believing they must find an additional unlawful act beyond bribery.

Mark Ridley-Thomas and his wife, Avis, leave the courthouse on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, with friends. “I understand,” he said after I told him I needed to get new photos. (Photo by Meghann M. Cuniff)

Jurors in suspended Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas’ federal corruption trial asked questions on Tuesday that indicate they’re continuing to …