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Madigan asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear appeal
Madigan’s lawyers say the conviction turned on unsettled questions about corrupt intent and whether job recommendations count as official acts.
- On Wednesday, former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan asked the Supreme Court to hear an appeal of his corruption conviction, which could keep him imprisoned until he is nearly 90 years old.
- A federal jury convicted Madigan in February 2025 of bribery and wire fraud, finding he leveraged influence within the Illinois General Assembly for over $3 million in benefits to political allies.
- In these schemes, ComEd paid allies $1.3 million while the utility paid $1.8 million to the Reyes Kurson law firm; Madigan reportedly placed Danny Solisinstalled on a state board for business help.
- Madigan's legal team, led by Lisa Blatt, argues the conviction relies on "novel bribery theories" that threaten lawful interactions, seeking Supreme Court clarification on when a public official acts "corruptly" as an official act.
- Justices could announce in October whether they will hear the petition, though the Supreme Court takes only a fraction of cases presented; the court previously limited federal bribery laws in a separate 2024 case.
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Ex-Speaker Michael Madigan petitions Supreme Court to hear corruption case
Three months after a federal appeals court upheld the sweeping corruption conviction of Michael Madigan, the ex-House speaker is taking his case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
·Chicago, United States
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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear his corruption case
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan took the long-awaited step Wednesday of asking the nation’s highest court to hear an appeal of the historic corruption conviction that could keep him behind bars until he is nearly 90 years old.The move comes three months after the federal appeals court in Chicago upheld Madigan’s February 2025 conviction, finding that trial evidence “exposed a sustained and concealed arrangement to exchange enorm…
·Chicago, United States
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