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Father and Son Team Want Off Blago Case

allan14 years ago01 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The father and son legal team that represented chatty ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich have asked a judge to release them as the lawyers in the case, the Associated Press reports. A hearing is set for Friday in downtown Chicago in preparation for the retrial for the for Blagojevich, who was convicted…

Blago II Could Start Up in January

allan14 years ago02 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The sequel to Rod Blagojevich’s first public corruption trial could be coming to a federal court room in downtown Chicago as early as January, the Chicago Tribune reported. The Trib reported that in a private meeting last week between U.S. District Judge James Zagel and lawyers, the judge said he was…