September 28, 2015
Former House speaker Dennis Hastert is weighing a potential plea deal with federal prosecutors in order to avoid trial next spring, with his attorneys telling an Illinois federal judge Monday that they are prepared to move for dismissal on the basis of government misconduct if the parties can't reach an agreement in the next two weeks.
July 14, 2015
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert will try to throw out his indictment for banking violations tied to an alleged hush-money scheme, his attorney told an Illinois federal judge on Tuesday, suggesting the government undermined its case by leaking information to the media.
June 16, 2015
The Illinois federal judge overseeing the trial of Dennis Hastert has given the U.S. government permission to keep its evidence against the former U.S. House of Representatives speaker secret, placing the discovery process under a protective order on Monday.
June 11, 2015
Both prosecutors and Dennis Hastert's lawyers on Thursday agreed to let an Illinois federal judge hear the criminal case against the former U.S. House of Representatives speaker despite revelations that the judge had contributed money to Hastert's congressional campaigns more than a decade ago.