Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver lost his bid Friday to get afederal appeals court to reconsider its decisionto uphold part of his corruption conviction.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a brief order closed the door on arequest to have a three-judge panel that decided his appealor the full 2nd Circuit reconsider the case.

A 2nd Circuit panel in Manhattan recently upheld his conviction but ordereda resentencing after reversing his conviction on some charges.

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A lawyer for the 76-year-old Silver declined comment, though it is likelythat attorneys will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case.

The Manhattan resident was first convicted in 2015 on bribery and extortioncharges. After that verdict was overturned on appeal, Silver was convictedagain in 2018. He was sentenced to seven years in prison.

He has remained free pending appeal.

His 2018 sentencing came after he was convicted the second time of tradingfavors to collect nearly $4 million in fees to help a cancer researcher andreal estate developers.

In a recent ruling, the 2nd Circuit tossed out charges related to legal feesSilver collected to refer mesothelioma cases to a law firm. Mesothelioma is arare form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

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