Former governor Bob McDonnell on Monday asked the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to toss out his 11 corruption convictions or reverse them and order a new trial. “The government’s case against former Governor Robert F. McDonnell is built on a boundless definition of bribery that the Supreme Court has rejected,” began the 103-page appeal. Among other things, his lawyers contend McDonnell was convicted of conduct that has never been illegal and prosecutors and U.S. District Judge James R. Spencer took an overly broad view of “official acts.”
“The government’s case against former Governor Robert F. McDonnell is built on a boundless definition of bribery that the Supreme Court has rejected,” began the 103-page appeal.
Among other things, his lawyers contend McDonnell was convicted of conduct that has never been illegal and prosecutors and U.S. District Judge James R. Spencer took an overly broad view of “official acts.”
Meltdown at The Market; The Self Service Checkout, by Emmet Meanwhile, O'Reilly Is Imploding..., by SemDem My Letter to Editor refuting conservative economics - printed!, by NBBooks
Meanwhile, O'Reilly Is Imploding..., by SemDem
My Letter to Editor refuting conservative economics - printed!, by NBBooks
Charlotte City Council rejected several proposed LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinances, after attempting to approve a compromise that would have exempted restrooms, locker rooms, showers and changing rooms from public accommodations protections. The 6-5 vote is the second time in two decades that Charlotte has rejected LGBT-inclusive protections. LGBT advocates are condemning the vote.
The 6-5 vote is the second time in two decades that Charlotte has rejected LGBT-inclusive protections. LGBT advocates are condemning the vote.
...according to voting records from Miami-Dade County, where Mr. Bush and his wife, Columba, are longtime residents, the couple did not vote for Mr. McCain or anyone else in that presidential election. Mr. Bush said through his spokeswoman, Kristy Campbell, that he and his wife cast absentee ballots for Mr. McCain, but election officials could not locate any record that either had voted.
Mr. Bush said through his spokeswoman, Kristy Campbell, that he and his wife cast absentee ballots for Mr. McCain, but election officials could not locate any record that either had voted.
After scoring plus 3 in January, the first positive reading in seven years, Gallup's Economic Confidence Index edged down to plus 1 in February. The reading last month is still the second-highest monthly average since Gallup began tracking confidence on a daily basis in 2008. Gallup's Economic Confidence Index is the average of two components: Americans' ratings of current economic conditions and their views on whether the economy is getting better or getting worse. The index has a theoretical maximum of plus 100, if all Americans believe the economy is excellent or good and getting better; and a theoretical minimum of minus 100, if all Americans say the economy is poor and getting worse.
Gallup's Economic Confidence Index is the average of two components: Americans' ratings of current economic conditions and their views on whether the economy is getting better or getting worse. The index has a theoretical maximum of plus 100, if all Americans believe the economy is excellent or good and getting better; and a theoretical minimum of minus 100, if all Americans say the economy is poor and getting worse.
Last night the Georgia Department of Corrections delayed the execution of Kelly Renee Gissendaner, who was sentenced to death for plotting the murder of her husband in 1998, because the state’s lethal injection drug, pentobarbital, turned visibly cloudy.