Stevens Loses Motion to Dismiss Charges; Trial to Begin in 12 DaysIndicted Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) might have handily won his primary, but he’s not been so lucky with motions.
A judge ruled against Stevens today in his request to throw out the charges against him,
From Reuters:
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan rejected defense efforts to dismiss the charges on grounds that only the Senate may discipline him for any violations of Senate rules and that the indictment was unconstitutionally vague.
Guess we’ll be seeing Stevens in court on September 22, as originally planned.