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December 14, 2009

Judge Blocks ACORN De-Funding
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A federal judge has blocked the congressional effort to de-fund the
anti-poverty group ACORN. On Friday, Judge Nina Gershon sided with
ACORN’s argument that a measure stripping its federal funding amounted
to an unconstitutional “bill of attainder.” The congressional vote
followed the release of videos appearing to show ACORN offering advice
to two right-wing activists posing as a pimp and prostitute. ACORN has
long been a target of right-wing scorn for its work helping poor people
with voter registration, tax problems and foreclosures.



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