Rod Blagojevich

A top lawyer for the federal government is urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear disgraced ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s appeal.

Solicitor General Noel John Francisco calls Blagojevich’s appeal “unwarranted’ and “without merit.”

Last November, Blagojevich asked the court to consider tossing his convictions on corruption charges. His attorneys argue that by taking up the case, the court could settle lingering disagreements in lower courts over what constitutes illegal political fundraising.

Blagojevich has served more than five years of a 14-year federal prison sentence.