Judge excoriates ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich’s federal lawsuit as publicity stunt that ‘ends with a whimper’ – Chicago Tribune/MSN

“The bottom line is that the judiciary has no power to unimpeach, unconvict, and unremove a public official,” U.S. District Judge Steven Seeger wrote. “The legislature taketh away, and the judiciary cannot giveth back. ... Sometimes cases in the federal courthouse attract publicity. But the courthouse is no place for a publicity stunt. He wants back. But he’s already gone. Case dismissed.”