Alabama's former Democratic governor speaks out

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12. former ag's agree

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Former Gov. Don Siegelman's request that the U.S. Supreme Court review his conviction has the support of more than 100 former state attorneys general, who say the justices need to step in and prevent prosecutors from turning regular political donations into criminal acts.
"Because most of us have previously run for political office as candidates aligned with a major party, we are acutely aware that allowing prosecutors to cast a wide net in campaign contribution cases will stifle the legal ability of campaigns to raise needed funds for fear of politically motivated prosecution of themselves and their donors," the group wrote in a brief filed Thursday in Washington, D.C.
The brief was signed by a bipartisan group of 113 former state attorneys general, led by former New York Attorney General Robert Abrams.