Wife says Blagojevich teaching history in prison Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is spending his time in federal prison teaching Civil War history and learning to play the guitar, while his attorneys work on an appeal, his wife said on Friday, the one-year anniversary of the beginning of his 14-year term for corruption.... More
On last day free, Blagojevich offers last words Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich embraced the public spotlight one last time Wednesday, claiming on the day before he reports to prison that he always believed what he did was legal and expressing faith that an appeal of his corruption convictions will succeed.... More
Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years for corruption Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for political corruption included trying to sell the Senate seat vacated by then president-elect Barack Obama. More
After crime, punishment awaits ex-Gov. Blagojevich Rod Blagojevich was clearly the ringleader of the schemes for which he was convicted, a federal judge said Tuesday at the sentencing hearing for the ousted Illinois governor on corruption charges that include trying to sell or trade an appointment to President Barack Obama's former Senate seat.... More
Prosecutors: Blagojevich should get 15 to 20 years Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich deserves a sentence of 15 to 20 years in prison for his convictions on corruption charges, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Prosecutors said Blagojevich, who was convicted of 18 corruption-related counts including that he tried to sell or trade the U.S. More
Jury in Trump’s hush money case to begin deliberations after hearing instructions from judge Jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are expected to begin deliberations after receiving instructions from the judge on the law and the factors they may consider as they strive to reach a verdict ... 05/28/2024 - 5:22 pm | View Link
It’s Over to the Jury Both sides made closing arguments today, capping a six-week odyssey. It was rife with accusations of adultery and illicit sex and tales of covert payments and frantic cover-ups, populated by bombastic ... 05/28/2024 - 1:21 pm | View Link
Highlights: Closing arguments wrap in Trump hush money trial Updates and the latest news on Trump's hush money trial, where he faces 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide payments to Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged affair. 05/28/2024 - 1:19 pm | View Link
Different jury perspectives 'bring reasonable doubt to life': Trial consultant on Trump's trial Trial strategy consultant Julie Blackman joins Ana Cabrera and José Díaz-Balart to discuss how the jury could be receiving the closing argument by former President Trump’s defense team. 05/28/2024 - 5:20 am | View Link
Justice Gorsuch Again Argues: The Jury Trial Clause Requires 12-Person Juries in Serious Criminal Cases From this morning's dissent by Justice Gorsuch from denial of certiorari in Cunningham v. Florida: "For almost all of ... 05/28/2024 - 5:07 am | View Link
When Teresa Lancaster was a teenager in the 1970s, she was raped by a chaplain at her Catholic high school in Baltimore. But when she and another survivor, Jean Wehner, sued the chaplain and the diocese decades later, the court rejected their case, saying too much time had passed under Maryland law.
The National Institutes of Health is taking action so that in case Donald Trump wins in November, it will be a lot harder for scientists at NIH to be punished for their misdeeds.
There should be an exclusive circle in Dante’s Inferno for politicians who park their progeny in private schools, while voting against school choice for their constituency.