CHICAGO (CBS)-- Rod Blagojevich was back on the stand on Friday in what turned-into a family affair as his oldest daughter Amy attended the trial, but that wasn't the only change in the courtroom.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich might take the stand as soon as Tuesday as he begins to defend himself in his federal corruption trial. Legal experts and criminal defense lawyers say putting ...

Rod Blagojevich's conviction for allegedly conspiring ... "We have a court date set next week, next Thursday, to set a trial date," Fitzgerald said. "So for all practical purposes we are in ...

Rod Blagojevich got a new lifeline on Thursday ... both through his testimony and the FBI recordings that were played at his trial. Blagojevich also showed his flair for showmanship – and ...

No.” (See pictures of Rod Blagojevich’s world.) Amid the trial, the brothers have barely acknowledged each other in the courtroom. While Rod jokes with the spectators, shaking hands and ...

July 2, 2010— -- New FBI wiretaps released late this week reveal some of the most profane and incriminating language heard yet in the corruption trial of ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois.

Blagojevich Trial: Is Blago Too Unserious for Jail Time? The jury remains out, and observers are starting to get antsy, jumping when the jurors ask a question. Here’s a theory as to why they ...

The fund former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has been using to pay his defense lawyers is officially gone. After his arrest on Dec. 9, 2008, the fund, originally established to support his ...

(CBS/AP) CHICAGO - Rod Blagojevich is asking a federal judge to set aside his multiple convictions and grant him a new trial, after citing numerous alleged errors and biases at his most recent ...

Twelve years ago, Illinois governor Rod Blagojevech was arrested for ... the police shooting of Amadou Diallo; and the Blagojevich trial. Each of these cases commanded public attention during ...

Whatever else it means, the desultory end Tuesday to the federal corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich ensures we are stuck with the knucklehead at least through most of 2011.

Rod Blagojevich got a new lifeline on Thursday ... both through his testimony and the FBI recordings that were played at his trial. Blagojevich also showed his flair for showmanship – and ...