Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rod BLAGOJEVICH and Robert Blagojevich, Defendants. Appeal of Chicago Tribune Company, The New York Times Company, Illinois Press Association, and Illinois Broadcasters Association
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-07-14
Citations: 614 F.3d 287
Docket Number: No. 10-2359
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rod BLAGOJEVICH and Robert Blagojevich, Defendants. Appeal of Chicago Tribune Company, The New York Times Company, Illinois Press Association, and Illinois Broadcasters Association.
Judges: A majority of the judges in active service have voted not to hear this appeal en banc. Judges POSNER, KANNE, WILLIAMS, and SYKES voted to hear the appeal en banc.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 614
Pages: 287–297

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rod BLAGOJEVICH and Robert Blagojevich, Defendants. Appeal of Chicago Tribune Company, The New York Times Company, Illinois Press Association, and Illinois Broadcasters Association.
No. 10-2359.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
July 14, 2010.
Reid J. Schar, Debra Riggs Bonamici, Edmond E-Min Chang, Carrie E. Hamilton, Christopher S. Niewoehner, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Samuel F. Adam, Chicago, IL, Michael D. Ettinger, Ettinger, Besbekos & Schroeder, Palos Heights, IL, for Defendants.
Natalie Spears, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago, IL, for Chicago Tribune Company, The New York Times Company, Illinois Press Association, and Illinois Broadcasters Association.

Opinion:
Order
After the court issued its opinion on July 2, 2010, a judge called for a vote on the judge's suggestion of rehearing en banc. This procedure is appropriate under Fed.R.App. 35(a), because, although Rule 35 authorizes litigants to file petitions for rehearing en banc, it does not condition en banc consideration on the filing of a petition. This court regularly hears cases en banc, without a litigant's petition, under the procedure established by Circuit Rule 40(e). A grant of rehearing en banc on the court's own motion is equally permissible when the panel issues its opinion without a Rule 40(e) circulation.
A majority of the judges in active service have voted not to hear this appeal en banc. Judges POSNER, KANNE, WILLIAMS, and SYKES voted to hear the appeal en banc.
Circuit Judge FLAUM did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.