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Judge Denies Blagojevich Request To Hear New Tapes

AP | By NOMAAN MERCHANT | Posted 01.29.2012

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CHICAGO -- The federal judge who will sentence Rod Blagojevich had harsh words for the former Illinois governor's attorneys as he denied a request Mon...

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Blagojevich's Lawyers Make Final Requests Before Sentencing

Posted 11.29.2011

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While gearing up for the former governor's Dec. 6 sentencing, Rod Blagojevich's attorneys have requested that previously unaired recordings obtained d...

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Prosecutors: Blago's Convictions Should Stand

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 10.24.2011

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CHICAGO — Rod Blagojevich received a fair retrial and his convictions for corruption including trying to sell President Barack Obama's Senate se...

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Blagojevich Lawyers Want To Talk To Jurors

NBC Chicago | Posted 09.13.2011

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Attorneys for Rod Blagojevich on Thursday asked Judge James Zagel for permission to talk to the jurors who convicted him on multiple charges in his re...

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WATCH: Blagojevich Lawyers Want Trial Delayed, Say Case Has Been Practically 'Destroyed'

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO -- The pace of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial has taken a lot of people by surprise - including, apparently, his own ...

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Blagojevich Trial: With Prosecution To Rest Soon, What Have They Proved?

AP | MIKE ROBINSON and MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Rod Blagojevich owed his defense attorneys more than $1.2 million in early 2008 after years of federal investigations into his adminis...

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Blagojevich Lawyers Say They Will Go To Supreme Court If They Can't Get Trial Postponed

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — A federal appeals court Tuesday rejected the latest defense efforts to delay former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impending corruption trial ...

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Blagojevich Ran Up $7.2M In Legal Expenses As Governor, Used Taxpayer Money

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Impeached ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich used taxpayer money to fund legal counsel that was of "questionable benefit to the state," a new report found. Acco...

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Blagojevich Adds 3 New Lawyers To Defense Team

Chicago Public Radio | Rob Wildeboer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Three more attorneys have been added to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's defense team....

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Another Blagojevich Lawyer Jumps Ship

Chicago Sun-Times | NATASHA KORECKI | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was just last month that Chicago lawyer Giel Stein joined Rod Blagojevich's defense team. ...

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Giel Stein, Former George Ryan Lawyer, Joins Blagojevich Defense

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Another lawyer is joining the defense team for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich. U.S. District Judge James Zagel on Friday allowed a fourt...

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Blagojevich's Lawyers Head To Court To Confirm Team

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Attorneys for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich are headed back to court to show the judge their starting lineup. Blagojevich was ...

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Blagojevich Lands R. Kelly's Lawyers

Chicago Sun-Times | Natasha Korecki | Posted 05.25.2011

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The theatrical father-and-son team Sam Adam and Sam Adam Jr., best known for defending R. Kelly, told me today they are officially on board Blago's ca...

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R. Kelly's Lawyers May Become Blagojevich's Legal Team

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- A father-and-son team of lawyers whose courtroom theatrics captured the spotlight at the trial of R&B singer R. Kelly hinted Monday th...

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Blagojevich Lawyers Accept Discount Rate

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's lawyers have agreed to be paid $110 an hour, far below the rate some of them usually charge, in return f...

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Blagojevich Looking For New Lawyers As Indictment Looms

AP | Mike Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich is still forming his legal defense team with no certainty about who will lead it two months after his arrest on fraud and ...

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Blagojevich Lawyer: Media Blitz Didn't Hurt Him

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Now that he's been ousted from the governor's office, Rod Blagojevich is pinning his hopes of staying out of prison on a father-and-so...

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Blagojevich's Lead Attorney To Resign (VIDEO)

AP (HuffPost Contributing) | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gov. Rod Blagojevich's lead attorney said Friday that he plans to resign from the impeached governor's criminal case. "I have practiced law for 44 ye...

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Blagojevich's Legal Bill Totals $2.6 Million

Chicago Sun-Times | Chris Fusco and Natasha Korecki | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since taking office in 2003, Gov. Blagojevich has spent a staggering $2.6 million out of his campaign fund on legal fees, with the lion's share going ...

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