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The AM Roundup: Keller?s Side of the Story, More . . .

By Ashby Jones

We’re swimming against the tide this morning, LBers, trying hard to get you what you need to know in timely fashion. So we’re going to round it up, ensure that you can head into the lunch hour knowing everything you need to know.

Keller Speaks: Sharon Keller, the chief judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday spoke out for the first time during the trial over whether she did anything wrong on September 25, 2007, the day Michael Richard was executed after not being allowed to file an eleventh-hour appeal. "I just don’t think anybody did anything wrong," said Keller. Click here for the story from the San Antonio Express-News; here and here for recent blog posts on the Keller matter.

UBS to Hand over 4,450 Names: As part of a U.S.-Swiss tax-evasion settlement, UBS AG will hand over some 4,450 names of U.S. account holders as part of a U.S.-Swiss tax-evasion settlement and investigation that could produce in total 10,000 account identities, according to people familiar with the situation. Click here for the WSJ story; here and here for previous LB posts.

Oh No! For Blago: Disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich may not be able to cash in on the book, television appearances, etc., following his resignation in January. Gov. Pat Quinn, who took over for for Blagojevich, signed a bill on Tuesday that aims to prevent elected officials convicted of corruption from profiting from their crimes. “If you’re a crooked Chicago alderman or a governor, I’m not going to let you cash in on that notoriety,” Franks said. Click here for the Chicago Tribune story.

Full post as published by Law Blog - WSJ.com on August 19, 2009 (boomark / email).