On February 16, former Illinois Rod Blagojevich filed this brief in his federal lawsuit against the state legislature. He seeks a ruling that his 2009 impeachment and removal from office violated his constitutional rights. He had been pardoned by President Donald Trump, so he is not in prison. But he seeks to regain the ability to run for state or local office. Blagojevich v State of Illinois General Assembly, n.d., 1:21cv-4103.