Appeals court overturns some Blagojevich convictions

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich reacts as he departs his Chicago home for Littleton, Colo., to begin his 14-year prison sentence on corruption charges in March 2012. The 55-year-old Democrat was the second Illinois governor in a row to go to prison for corruption, but on Tuesday the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago threw out some of the convictions. Charles Rex Arbogast AP

An appeals court has tossed out some of imprisoned ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's convictions that he sought to sell or trade President Barack Obama's old U.S. Senate seat. Get the latest details here.

This story was originally published July 21, 2015 at 2:43 PM with the headline "Appeals court overturns some Blagojevich convictions."

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