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  • Court to review drug ruling Deportation law faces challenge 17 Dec 2009 19:35 GMT
    ... Court to review drug ruling Deportation law faces ... But judges in some regions, including in Illinois and in Texas, have ruled that two ... his second criminal offense, a federal immigration judge said he was due to be deported ...

  • Supreme Court skeptical of anti-fraud law 10 Dec 2009 06:34 GMT
    ... 6:05 AM Also Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court: * Refused to grant a stay of ... documents that would normally be protected under attorney-client privilege cannot be immediately appealed to a ... caught up in that scandal. One former Illinois governor, George Ryan, was convicted of honest ...

  • Ill. prosecutors: Early release hurts justice 13 Dec 2009 19:13 GMT
    ... 1:04 PM ET SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois prosecutors say the secret early release of ... Corrections Department undermines the work of the courts. The Associated Press obtained and analyzed information ... when they enter prison. Winnebago County State's Attorney Joe Bruscato (bruh-SKAH'-toh) says victims and communities ...

  • Quincy attorney Bob Adrian formally announces judge candidacy 13 Dec 2009 06:02 GMT
    ... Quincy attorney Bob Adrian has formally announced his candidacy ... announced his candidacy for 8th Judicial Circuit Judge. Adrian will face Adams County Public Defender ... is comprised of eight counties in West-Central Illinois -- Adams, Brown, Pike, Schuyler, Calhoun, Cass, ...

  • U.S. jail may not be ready in time for Khadr trial 16 Dec 2009 09:11 GMT
    ... Bay detainees slated for transfer to an Illinois prison, where military commission trials will also ... Khadr's trial expected to start in July, court facilities at the centre may not be ... Khadr and the four other terror suspects Attorney General Eric Holder said last month would ...

  • Supreme Court critical of 'honest services fraud' law 9 Dec 2009 08:25 GMT
    ... Reporting from Washington - The Supreme Court gave a highly skeptical hearing Tuesday to ... -- including the pending prosecution of former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich for allegedly attempting ... true of the Blagojevich case. The U.S. attorney's office in Chicago said that it planned ...

  • Judge clears Joshua Sheley in murder case 14 Dec 2009 21:55 GMT
    ... announced his verdict in Whiteside County Circuit Court on Monday morning. Hauptman said state prosecutors ... minutes with state prosecutors. Whiteside County State's Attorney Gary Spencer expressed disbelief at the judge's ... Mike Atterbury and Steve Nate of the Illinois Attorney General, said the state will place ...

  • Court Looks Askance At Fraud Law 9 Dec 2009 02:50 GMT
    ... Washington - The Supreme Court gave a highly skeptical hearing Tuesday to ... cases, including the pending prosecution of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for allegedly attempting to ... the pending case against Blagojevich. The U.S. attorney's office in Chicago said it plans to ...

  • US set to buy Illinois prison for housing Guantanamo detainees 15 Dec 2009 18:30 GMT
    ... government to buy a state prison in Illinois that would house a "limited number" of ... be prosecuted will be tried in federal courts in the United States. The Justice Department ... transferred or tried in courts-martial or federal court. ...

  • Judge: Gangs more deadly than some Gitmo detainees 17 Dec 2009 17:30 GMT
    ... detainees The chief judge of the federal court in Washington told lawyers Thursday that domestic ... at an American Bar Association breakfast about Attorney General Eric Holder's recent decision to put ... acquire an underused state prison in rural Illinois to be the new home for a ...

  • Anti-corruption statute used in N.J. corruption cases questioned by U.S. Supreme Court 13 Dec 2009 02:51 GMT
    ... N.J. corruption cases questioned by U.S. Supreme Court One justice derided the law as "mush." ... said Eric Sussman, a former assistant U.S. attorney who was lead prosecutor against Conrad M. ... Abramoff and to charge the ex-governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich. But critics argue the law ...

  • Obama orders dozens of Guantanamo detainees to be moved to Illinois prison 15 Dec 2009 18:35 GMT
    ... other places to hold the terror suspects. Illinois and local officials suggested the near-vacant Thomson ... a “rolling basis” throughout this year. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder recently announced prosecutions in ... Eric Holder recently announced prosecutions in federal courts and military commissions that will begin soon. ...

  • US lawmakers blast plan to move Guantanamo to Illinois 16 Dec 2009 07:32 GMT
    ... Guantanamo would be transferred to the Thomson jail in , where they will be kept ... will be tried before military or civilian courts, and others who will be detained indefinitely ... dual-sided electric stun barrier. A number of Illinois lawmakers had lobbied hard to bring Guantanamo ...

  • US lawmakers blast plan to move Guantanamo men to Illinois 16 Dec 2009 15:20 GMT
    ... at Guantanamo would be transferred to the jail in , where they will be kept ... will be tried before military or civilian courts, and others who will be detained indefinitely ... timely, secure, and lawful manner." Related Article: Illinois town welcome Guantanamo inmate transfer , has ...

  • Court takes on federal anti-fraud law 10 Dec 2009 04:36 GMT
    ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is considering whether to rein in federal ... caught up in that scandal. One former Illinois governor, George Ryan, was convicted of honest ... violation of state law as well. Former Attorney General Richard Thornburgh has been on both ...


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