Updated: Supreme Court vacates Siegelman decision
Edited on Tue Jun-29-10 05:01 PM by EarlG
Source: Raw Story
Breaking: Supreme Court vacates conviction of Don Siegelman
By Larisa Alexandrovna
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 -- 10:30 am
In a surprise decision Tuesday morning, the United States Supreme Court vacated an earlier ruling by a lower court in the case of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, who was convicted of bribery and honest services fraud in 2006 in a case that has widely been criticized as politically motivated.
The ruling was vacated in light of a ruling last week in the case of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling which partially struck down the so-called "honest services" fraud statute. On the heels of that decision, the Supreme Court issued a surprise ruling in the Siegelman case on Tuesday morning. LinkHere
UPDATE from TPM:
Big News on Siegelman
Josh Marshall June 29, 2010, 10:35AM
Last week we mentioned that the Supreme Court's decision in the Skilling case could end up having a big effect on a lot of outstanding public corruption cases. Most of our readers know about the Don Siegelman case because of very serious suspicions that the case was based on a politicized prosecution. But the Supreme Court has just sent Siegleman's case back to the 11th Circuit "for further consideration in light of Skilling v. United States, 561 U.S."
LinkHere
Edited by Admin to update this story at the request of the original author.
Part One – The Political Prisoner
Part Two – Exclusive interview with jailed governor’s daughter, Dana Siegelman
Part Three – Running Elections from the White House
Interview with Dana Jill Simpson and alleged Rove smear campaign
Part Four – How Bush pick helped prosecute top Democrat-backed judge
Part Five – Mississippi Justice: Bush US Attorney targeted my wife, supporters and friends
Part Six - Break-ins plague targets of US Attorneys
Justice Department investigating two US Attorneys for political prosecution
Part Seven - Justice for Sale: How Big Tobacco and the GOP teamed up to crush Democrats in the South
Government opposes appeal by imprisoned attorney to visit dying wife
Democrat claiming political prosecution appeals decision to prohibit visit to dying wife
Judge who ruled on appeal of prosecuted Democrat was Karl Rove protege
Supreme Court ruling may not help Democrats targeted by Bush US Attorneys
Source: Raw Story
Breaking: Supreme Court vacates conviction of Don Siegelman
By Larisa Alexandrovna
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 -- 10:30 am
In a surprise decision Tuesday morning, the United States Supreme Court vacated an earlier ruling by a lower court in the case of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, who was convicted of bribery and honest services fraud in 2006 in a case that has widely been criticized as politically motivated.
The ruling was vacated in light of a ruling last week in the case of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling which partially struck down the so-called "honest services" fraud statute. On the heels of that decision, the Supreme Court issued a surprise ruling in the Siegelman case on Tuesday morning. LinkHere
UPDATE from TPM:
Big News on Siegelman
Josh Marshall June 29, 2010, 10:35AM
Last week we mentioned that the Supreme Court's decision in the Skilling case could end up having a big effect on a lot of outstanding public corruption cases. Most of our readers know about the Don Siegelman case because of very serious suspicions that the case was based on a politicized prosecution. But the Supreme Court has just sent Siegleman's case back to the 11th Circuit "for further consideration in light of Skilling v. United States, 561 U.S."
LinkHere
Edited by Admin to update this story at the request of the original author.
Part One – The Political Prisoner
Part Two – Exclusive interview with jailed governor’s daughter, Dana Siegelman
Part Three – Running Elections from the White House
Interview with Dana Jill Simpson and alleged Rove smear campaign
Part Four – How Bush pick helped prosecute top Democrat-backed judge
Part Five – Mississippi Justice: Bush US Attorney targeted my wife, supporters and friends
Part Six - Break-ins plague targets of US Attorneys
Justice Department investigating two US Attorneys for political prosecution
Part Seven - Justice for Sale: How Big Tobacco and the GOP teamed up to crush Democrats in the South
Government opposes appeal by imprisoned attorney to visit dying wife
Democrat claiming political prosecution appeals decision to prohibit visit to dying wife
Judge who ruled on appeal of prosecuted Democrat was Karl Rove protege
Supreme Court ruling may not help Democrats targeted by Bush US Attorneys
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