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Defense Attorneys Say Blagojevich is Digging Himself Into a Hole

Defense Attorneys Say Blagojevich is Digging Himself Into a Hole

Defense lawyers are claiming that Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich’s recent high profile interviews will probably hurt him when his case comes to trial as any statement he makes regarding…

Blago Says He Will “Boycott” His Own Impeachment

Blago Says He Will “Boycott” His Own Impeachment

Comparing himself to a cowboy facing a hanging, Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich condemned the state Senate for preparing to remove him from office, so it could raise taxes on…

19 States Consider Uniform Bar Exam

19 States Consider Uniform Bar Exam

Nineteen US states are positioned to implement the uniform bar exam, or UBE. The exam, designed to create a consistent competency measure for admission to practice, would be a three-component…

Illinois House Impeaches Blago

Illinois House Impeaches Blago

The Illinois House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to impeach the Pepperdine University School of Law’s most prestigious alum, Governor Rod R. Blagojevich, this Friday morning on the grounds of abuse…

State Police Persist in Ignoring Judges’ Orders — Guess Which State?

In Illinois (and it had to be Illinois), persons with records for non-violent misdemeanors and low-level drug & prostitution felonies can have their record expunged by petitioning a judge four years…

“Devil’s Advocate” Joins Blagojevich Defense Team

“Devil’s Advocate” Joins Blagojevich Defense Team

Embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will retain Edward Genson, of Chicago’s Genson & Gillespie today, according to news sources. Genson is best known for defending former Hollinger CEO Conrad Black…

Illinois Legislature to Consider Blagojevich Impeachment

Illinois Legislature to Consider Blagojevich Impeachment

The speaker of the Illinois house is convening a special panel to determine if Governor Rod Blagojevich should be impeached on corruption charges. Also, an internal review by the Obama…

Blagojevich Owes Winston Strawn Over Half A Million Dollars

We reported yesterday that embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was no longer using Chicago’s Winston Strawn to defend him against Federal charges. Today the Chicago Business News reports that Blagojevich…

Chi City Law Firm Expands Office Space

Chi City Law Firm Expands Office Space

Law firm Dykema Gossett has increased the size of its Chicago office by 60% to 107,000 square feet, five months after 53 lawyers joined Dykema from shuttered Schwartz Cooper. The new,…

Fitzgerald: Blagojevich’s “conduct would make Lincoln roll over in his grave”

Fitzgerald: Blagojevich’s “conduct would make Lincoln roll over in his grave”

Via The New York Times, a transcript of the Justice Department news briefing regarding the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. The juicy bits, from Patrick Fitzgerald, US attorney general for the Northern District…

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