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Skilling Pursues Case to Overturn His Conviction [DealBook]
On Monday, Mr. Skilling’s lawyers traveled to Houston to argue before a three-judge panel of a federal appeals court that his conviction should be overturned as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling. The argument took place in the same courthouse where Mr. Skilling and his colleague Kenneth L. Lay were convicted more than four years ago. Mr. Skilling’s wife and brother (the popular Chicago weatherman Tom Skilling) attended the hearing, according to Bloomberg News.