Governor McDonnell appeal

I attended the McDonnell hearings this morning at the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond.  As expected, it was a packed courtroom consisting almost entirely of the press (including The Bull Elephant’s representative, me) and an incredibly large number of attorneys who worked on…

Forty-Four former state attorneys general from across the country have filed an amicus brief supporting Governor McDonnell’s appeal of his conviction.  Both Republicans and Democrats, including Maryland Democrat Doug Gansler, Democrat Congressman Jim Moran, John Ashcroft, and former NAACP president Ben Jealous, are supporting the…

Six Virginia Attorneys General, four Democrats and two Republicans, are supporting Governor McDonnell’s request that he be allowed out of prison on bond while he is appealing his conviction.[read_more] They are asking the 4th circuit court of appeals to allow them to file a brief…

More bad news for Governor McDonnell.  US District Judge James Spencer has denied McDonnell’s request to stay out of prison while his case is under appeal. [read_more] McDonnell will begin his two year sentence on February 9th. The judge believes the government proved its case…