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Senator Ben Sasse (R – Nebraska) was the sole finalist in the search for the next UF President. [read post]
15 Aug 2021, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar and Evan Caminker
(Indeed, in Amar’s last column he discussed precisely that topic, in the context of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s frivolous recent litigative attempt to undo the lifetime ban on state officeholding imposed on him by the Illinois Senate after his impeachment process over a decade ago.)Consider another perfectly permissible device that functionally denies voters the opportunity to elect whomever they might want: term limits. [read post]
9 Aug 2021, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
At the beginning of this month, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich filed suit pro se (that is, by himself rather than through a lawyer on his behalf) in federal district court in Chicago to block the implementation of the Illinois State Senate’s decision over a decade ago to ban him from holding any state or local public office in Illinois for the rest of his life. [read post]
29 Dec 2020, 10:49 am by Jack Goldsmith, Matt Gluck
Last week, President Trump granted 49 pardons and commutations. [read post]
20 Jul 2020, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
And in February of this year, Trump commuted the sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich who had been convicted of soliciting bribes.Of course, Trump is not the first chief executive to issue questionable pardons or commutations. [read post]
6 Mar 2020, 2:17 pm by Kevin
In a non-shocking development, on March 3 the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission recommended that Rod R. [read post]
4 Mar 2020, 5:30 am by Jordan Rothman
* An Illinois disciplinary panel has recommended that Rod Blagojevich be disbarred. [read post]
21 Feb 2020, 2:00 am by Christopher Tyner
Kerik and former Wall Street financier Michael R. [read post]
18 Feb 2020, 12:00 pm by Jeralyn
He commuted the 14 year sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich who has served 8 years, and pardoned former junk bond king Michael Milken (who served 22 months and was released in 1993) and... [[ This is a content summary only. [read post]
6 Dec 2019, 10:00 am by Josh Blackman
Judge Frank Easterbrook stated this principle in even stronger terms regarding the conviction and sentencing of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who offered to appoint Valerie Jarrett, a close associate of President-elect Obama, to a vacant U.S. [read post]
This question is more complicated than it may seem.Consider the trial of former Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois. [read post]
9 Aug 2019, 8:43 am by Jeralyn
He said he is considering granting clemency to Rod Blagojevich who has done 7 of his 14 year sentence. [read post]
1 Jun 2018, 5:37 am by Staci Zaretsky
" [American Lawyer] * In case you missed it, President Trump says he's considering commuting former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's 14-year sentence for corruption and he might even throw a pardon Martha Stewart's way. [read post]
31 May 2018, 9:45 am
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 31, 2018AND: From WaPo:The president, who has issued a series of pardons in recent months, said he is also considering leniency in number of other cases, including those of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich (D) and Martha Stewart, the author and television personality....Trump later told reporters traveling with him on Air Force One that he is considering commuting the remainder of the sentence of Blagojevich, who was convicted in 2010… [read post]
9 Aug 2016, 1:35 pm by Jeralyn
The re-sentencing for former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was held today in Chicago. [read post]