Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor whose criminal corruption trial ended with his conviction on one count and a hung jury on 23 others, may face a retrial in January.
Read More »States’ attorneys back health care lawsuit in filing
Attorneys general for 20 states challenging the health care law signed by President Barack Obama filed court papers opposing a bid by the U.S. for dismissal of the lawsuit. “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act represents an unprecedented intrusion ...
Read More »Rod Blagojevich lawyer says U.S. proved ‘nothing’
Attorneys for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Sam Adam Jr., left, and Sam Adam Sr., right, leave the Federal Court building for lunch Tuesday in Chicago, during closing arguments in their client's federal corruption trial.
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Read More »Blagojevich uses office to benefit self, U.S. says
Rod Blagojevich, the ex-governor of Illinois, tried to use his office to benefit himself, a U.S. prosecutor told a federal court jury composed of his former constituents. Between taking office in 2003 and his arrest in 2008, Blagojevich was “trying ...
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Read More »Chicago man charged in terror plots pleads innocent
A Chicago man pleaded not guilty to a U.S. indictment alleging that he scouted targets for the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks and a never-executed assault on a Danish newspaper. David Coleman Headley, 49, entered his plea Wednesday before U.S. ...
Read More »Missouri grain dealer pleads guilty in $27M fraud scheme
Missouri grain dealer Cathy M. Gieseker, accused in July of defrauding farmers in a $27 million grain sale “Ponzi” scheme, pleaded guilty to mail fraud, acting U.S. Attorney Michael Reap of St. Louis said. Gieseker was accused of promising farmers ...
Read More »Wal-Mart agrees to $5 million settlement of jobs suit
Wal-Mart agreed to pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by hourly wage employees accusing the world’s largest retailer of failing to make profit-sharing and retirement-plan contributions. The accord resolves a 2007 lawsuit filed by a Wal-Mart worker in ...
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Read More »UnitedHealth $895 million backdating settlement approved by Federal Court
UnitedHealth Group Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer, and investors won final court approval of the $895 million settlement of a lawsuit in which the company was accused of improperly backdating stock options. U.S. District Judge James M. Rosenbaum approved ...
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Read More »Man denied bail after threatening three judges
Hal Turner, the Internet blogger charged with threatening the lives of three U.S. appeals court judges after they upheld a Chicago handgun ban, was denied bail by a federal magistrate. Rejecting defense arguments that Turner has served as an FBI ...
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Read More »Blogger accused of threatening judges pleads not guilty
Hal Turner, the New Jersey Internet radio talk show host and blogger accused of threatening to kill three U.S. appeals court judges after they rendered a ruling upholding Chicago’s handgun ban, has pleaded not guilty. Turner entered his plea Tuesday ...
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Read More »Appeals court upholds parental-notice abortion law in Illinois
An Illinois law requiring doctors to give a parent or adult family member at least 48 hours’ advance notice of when a girl under age 18 will abort a pregnancy is constitutional, a U.S. Appeals Court ruled. A three-judge panel ...
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