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By Deanna Bellandi
Associated Press and Law.com Legal Newswire
December 18, 2008
"Gov. Rod Blagojevich withstood a fellow Democrat's first attempt to have him quickly ousted from office when the state Supreme Court refused [on Wednesday, December 17, 2008] to hear a challenge to his fitness to serve.
"The court rejected, without comment, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's argument that the corruption scandal swirling around Blagojevich prevents him from properly doing his job.
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"[Blagojevich's attorney, Ed] Genson, meanwhile, filed a motion with [an Illinois] House committee [that is considering whether to recommend impeachment,] asking the state to appoint and pay for Blagojevich's legal defense[.]
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"Genson said ... the state's attorney general] has a conflict of interest — she has called on him to resign, encouraged lawmakers to move to impeach him and tried to get the state Supreme Court to declare him unfit to serve. ... The state should therefore appoint and pay for Blagojevich's defense counsel of choice -- Genson and two other attorneys[.]"
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