December 12th, 2009
By Tom Carter Judge Nina Gershon, of the United States District Court in Brooklyn, ruled yesterday that Congress cannot single out ACORN to deny federal funding. As some constitutional experts had expected, Judge Gershon ruled that Congress’ action against ACORN constituted a bill of attainder, an unconstitutional act that punishes a group or individual without a […]
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