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The Idaho Supreme Court has disbarred a Boise attorney who pleaded guilty to taking accepting clients when his law license was suspended. Rick Bergesen was disbarred earlier this month and cannot seek re-admission to the Idaho State Bar for five years...

Both state judges in Ravalli County have recused themselves from hearing an investment fraud case against a self-described pastor. District Judge James Haynes withdrew from the case on Oct. 11 after Harris Himes filed a motion to disqualify Haynes. In an affidavit, Himes said he could not receive a fair trial before Haynes because Himes refused to support his bid for the District Court judgeship.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was convicted Monday of nearly all of the 20 charges of corruption that had been brought against him. A jury found Blagojevich guilty of 17 out of the 20 charges brought against him. He was acquitted on one count of bribery and the jury was unable to reach verdicts on two counts of attempted extortion, CNN reported.