JANUARY 08 2008
1. Just Desserts?
2. No good reason for Siegelman's appeal to languish
3. Court ruling not to release Scrushy may offer hope for Siegelman
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Just Desserts?
by Scott Horton of Harper's
....Siegelman’s lawyers made an emergency motion to the Court of
Appeals to act. Then, suddenly, [Fuller] released a 30-page opinion.
That opinion, which I have examined and shared with several of my
lawyer and legal academic colleagues, is farcical, the sort of thing
that any judge would be ashamed to allow see the light of day. The
one sensible thing that Judge Fuller did was mark it “not for
publication,” for indeed, why would he want anyone to read it? It
reflects a third-rate legal mind. Most of it is a cobbled together
pilferage from other documents filed in the case. It fails to provide
any meaningful explanation for his decision.
<link to source>
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No good reason for Siegelman's appeal to
languish
Tuscaloosa News
Yet from the looks of it, that's exactly what is happening and he can't
do anything about it.
Siegelman, a Democrat, was found guilty on June 29, 2006, of
bribery and other charges in a government corruption case. Rather
than allowing him to remain free on bond pending appeal, Judge
Mark Fuller ordered that he be rushed off to prison.
Fuller didn't even allow Siegelman time to tell his family goodbye.
<link to source>
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Hypocrisy: The Greatest Political Sin
by jmcdaniel for the ALDEMS Blog
....why doesn't the ALGOP get on board and call on its own Governor
Bob Riley to sign bipartisan ethics legislation that HE VETOED last
year. You may remember that when it came time to get it done during
the 2007 legislative session, Riley let the ethics bill die on his desk.
Refer to the AP story "Governor Kills Bipartisan Ethics Bill" which ran
on June 20, 2007.
In his electioneering and public statements, Gov. Riley talks a good
game about cleaning up no-bid contracts and insider deals that can
cost the state millions. Yet he walks a very different walk, especially
when it comes to his friends.
<link to source>
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1. Just Desserts?
2. No good reason for Siegelman's appeal to languish
3. Court ruling not to release Scrushy may offer hope for Siegelman
..............................................................................................................
Just Desserts?
by Scott Horton of Harper's
....Siegelman’s lawyers made an emergency motion to the Court of
Appeals to act. Then, suddenly, [Fuller] released a 30-page opinion.
That opinion, which I have examined and shared with several of my
lawyer and legal academic colleagues, is farcical, the sort of thing
that any judge would be ashamed to allow see the light of day. The
one sensible thing that Judge Fuller did was mark it “not for
publication,” for indeed, why would he want anyone to read it? It
reflects a third-rate legal mind. Most of it is a cobbled together
pilferage from other documents filed in the case. It fails to provide
any meaningful explanation for his decision.
<link to source>
..................................................................................................................................................
No good reason for Siegelman's appeal to
languish
Tuscaloosa News
Yet from the looks of it, that's exactly what is happening and he can't
do anything about it.
Siegelman, a Democrat, was found guilty on June 29, 2006, of
bribery and other charges in a government corruption case. Rather
than allowing him to remain free on bond pending appeal, Judge
Mark Fuller ordered that he be rushed off to prison.
Fuller didn't even allow Siegelman time to tell his family goodbye.
<link to source>
.............................................................................................................
Hypocrisy: The Greatest Political Sin
by jmcdaniel for the ALDEMS Blog
....why doesn't the ALGOP get on board and call on its own Governor
Bob Riley to sign bipartisan ethics legislation that HE VETOED last
year. You may remember that when it came time to get it done during
the 2007 legislative session, Riley let the ethics bill die on his desk.
Refer to the AP story "Governor Kills Bipartisan Ethics Bill" which ran
on June 20, 2007.
In his electioneering and public statements, Gov. Riley talks a good
game about cleaning up no-bid contracts and insider deals that can
cost the state millions. Yet he walks a very different walk, especially
when it comes to his friends.
<link to source>
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