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Two hundred secret recordings the focus of Madigan's corruption trial | First Listen

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Jan. 3. Attorneys for Madigan and those caught up in related corruption cases argue a U.S. Supreme Court ruling narrowing the federal bribery statute should result in the dismissal of charges or acquittal of convictions.
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Former House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Jan. 3. Attorneys for Madigan and those caught up in related corruption cases argue a U.S. Supreme Court ruling narrowing the federal bribery statute should result in the dismissal of charges or acquittal of convictions.
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