Breaking legal news for Thursday, April 22

State

• Blago defense seeks permission to subpoena Obama, Chicago Tribune
• Judge: Blagojevich brothers to be tried together, Springfield State Journal-Register

Central Illinois

• Champaign County judge to hear Beaman's certificate of innocence petition, Bloomington Pantagraph

Chicago area

• Chicago landlord to Milton Bradley: Pay up, Chicago Tribune
• Navy SEAL from Blue Island cleared in Iraqi abuse case, Chicago Sun-Times
• Prosecutors: Woman was killed to prevent her testimony, Chicago Tribune
• Meet Judge Diane Wood, a "philosophical outlier" on the 7th Circuit, ABA Journal
• Mental fitness of accused Darien slaying suspect to be evaluated, Daily Herald

Nation

• 10 years after Elian, global child custody issues more prevalent, Daily Herald
• Lawyer suing pope, Vatican over Milwaukee abuse case, Chicago Tribune
• Andre Dawson sued over funeral home, Chicago Tribune