Ex-Ill. gov appeals to US Supreme Court
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Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to reverse his racketeering and fraud conviction, claiming he did not receive a fair trial.
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A Texas justice who fended off judicial admonishment over his support for former U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers wants the state to cover his $340,000 legal tab.
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Gov. Jeb Bush went to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in a bid to keep a severely brain-damaged woman alive over her husband's objections.
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LOS ANGELES An attorney for Michael Jackson is seeking to appeal a retired judge&#39;s ruling in a &quot;family law matter&quot; between the pop singer and his ex-wife Deborah Rowe.
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By Howard Yune, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Sep.
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The loser of last month's Ukrainian  presidential election delivered an appeal to the Supreme Court  on Friday, giving the court a chance to reject it and allow  president-elect Viktor Yushchenko to be inaugurated.
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A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Gov. Bob Taft should have ordered a special election to fill the vacancy created when James A. Traficant Jr. was kicked out of Congress for a bribery and racketeering conviction.
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The Supreme Court's controversial member jockeys for Chief Justice
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The Illinois Appeals Court on Thursday  reinstated a lawsuit by an ex-lover of Michael Jordan that says  the former basketball superstar promised her $5 million to hush  up their affair.
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Former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles said Monday he will run for a new term, challenging the nation&#039;s oldest governor for a chance to return to office.
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The top US Court will hear an appeal by Guantanamo inmates who want to challenge their detention.
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The candidate who finished third in Croatia's weekend presidential election said Tuesday he was appealing to the Constitutional Court, insisting that the results were rigged and that he should have had a place ...
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James Traficant, a flamboyant former  congressman, lost an appeal on Monday seeking U.S. Supreme  Court review of his conviction on corruption charges and of his  eight-year prison sentence.
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The author of a new book talks about recent battles in court over church and state
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The secretary of state, who declared President Bush the official winner in Ohio, is seeking a court order to keep himself from being interviewed as part of a court challenge of the Nov. 2 vote.
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Former Gov. George Ryan should not remain free while appealing his racketeering conviction and should start his prison sentence as scheduled Jan. 4, prosecutors said Friday.
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Jeffrey K. Skilling, the former Enron chief executive who was found guilty of leading a fraud that destroyed the company, asked a federal appeals court on Friday to overturn his conviction.