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USA v. Rod Blagojevich
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April 18, 2017
7th Circ. Questions If Humility Should Cut Blago's Sentence
The question of how much former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has changed since his conviction took center stage at oral arguments in his second appeal before the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday, with one judge saying a different district court judge might have found the transformation enough to shorten his sentence.
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August 19, 2015
7th Circ. Turns Down Blagojevich Appeal
Former Illinois Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich will not get another shot in front of the Seventh Circuit to contest the bulk of his corruption conviction, the court said, with his attorney on Wednesday adding that he plans to take the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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July 31, 2015
Blagojevich To Ask 7th Circ. For En Banc Rehearing
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will ask the full Seventh Circuit to reconsider a decision that upheld his convictions on 13 of 18 counts, his attorney confirmed Friday.
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July 21, 2015
Blagojevich Convictions Over Obama Cabinet Seat Tossed
A Chicago appeals court has partially overturned the corruption convictions of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, saying Tuesday that a jury was wrongly given permission to convict for mere political logrolling, a ubiquitous feature of "everyday politics."
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December 13, 2013
Blagojevich Bribe Was Mere Political Trade, 7th Circ. Hears
Disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich pressed the Seventh Circuit on Friday to overturn the corruption conviction that landed him 14 years in prison, with his attorney arguing that Blagojevich thought his attempt to swap a U.S. Senate seat for a political appointment was standard beltway horse-trading.
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November 13, 2013
Prosecutors Ask 7th Circ. To Keep Blagojevich Locked Up
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday urged the Seventh Circuit to uphold the conviction of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, saying his offer to trade a U.S. Senate seat for a political appointment was clearly bribery.