91 former US attorneys general support Siegelman appeal

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91 former US attorneys general support Siegelman appeal

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Ex-attorneys general support former Ala. governor

91 former attorneys general support convicted Alabama governor, cite First Amendment issues

BOB JOHNSON
AP News

Sep 11, 2009 18:09 EST

Ninety-one former attorneys general from U.S. states and territories asked the U.S. Supreme Court Friday to hear former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman's appeal of his federal bribery conviction, claiming it raises important issues on political speech.

The bipartisan group filed a brief arguing that it wasn't against the law for Siegelman to name former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy to a powerful hospital regulatory board after Scrushy arranged donations to Siegelman's campaign for a state lottery.

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