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Len is a Chicago criminal defense lawyer with a reputation for taking on and winning difficult cases. He's an adjunct professor of law at DePaul University College of Law, where he teaches Federal Criminal Law. He also founded the Leonard C. Goodman Institute for Investigative Reporting, which provides editorial and financial support to independent journalists pursuing in-depth investigative projects.

Blagojevich again asks Supreme Court to hear his appeal

Imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has again asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider tossing his convictions on corruption...

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Rod Blagojevich Is Asking for Mercy. His Case Is Stronger Than You Might Think.

The day in March 2012 that Rod Blagojevich headed off to federal prison on corruption charges, it seemed to most of us in Illinois, and...

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Blagojevich Goes Back to the Supreme Court

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich filed a petition Thursday with the United States Supreme Court, challenging the conviction on which he...

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Patti Blagojevich speaks out as husband makes appeal to Supreme Court

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has appealed his case to the U.S. Supreme Court once again, his attorney Len Goodman confirmed to WGN...

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War Profiteering Ain’t Physics

Albert Einstein spent the last two decades of his life in a frustrating quest to bring together all the forces of nature into a single set...

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It’s Not Enough to Fight Trump — Progressives Need a Vision for the Future

It’s heartening to see so many folks out in the streets standing up to our new president and his proposed team of racists and...

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HOW TO VOTE WHEN THERE’S NO LESSER EVIL

JILL STEIN, THE GREEN PARTY NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT, WANTS YOUR SUPPORT. Her platform seeks to move “from the greed and exploitation of...

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The Bizarre Experience of Agreeing with Trump

In a rare moment of candor in the Dec. 15, 2015, Republican debate, Donald Trump acknowledged how our misguided policies since 9/11 have...

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Bernie Is Right: The Military-Industrial Complex Is Alive and Well

During the last Democratic debate, the presidential candidates pledged to make defeating ISIS a priority. But more significant was...

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Obama’s Drone Policy Crashes and Burns

The unraveling of Yemen should be a wake-up call for Obama loyalists. Obama was elected in large part because of his opposition to the...

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