Court rejects Cold Cash Jefferson appeal

The Hill:

Days after losing his congressional seat of more than 18 years, Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) has suffered another legal blow.

A federal appeals court has refused to reevaluate a ruling that rejected his request to throw out most of the corruption charges against him, according to a report in the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

The full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., issued a one-paragraph statement Friday, noting that it had circulated Jefferson’s request without success. None of the 11 judges on the court of appeals wanted to take it up for reconsideration.

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Judge T.S. Ellis III had rejected that argument and a three-judge panel for the 4th circuit upheld Ellis’s ruling.

The only option Jefferson has left is to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his appeal.

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The chances of the Supreme Court even hearing his case at this point is remote. The judge has set Jan. 15 as the date for considering all motions. It appears no one on the courts found any merit in Jefferson's arguments.

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