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CCA reinstates money laundering case against DeLay associates

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In a bit of a Man Bites Dog episode, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals unanimously decided yesterday to uphold the state's election laws banning corporate donations in elections. Reports Chuck Lindell at the Austin Statesman:The Austin appeals court erred in deciding that the state?s money-laundering statute - used to prosecute associates of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay - did not apply to transfers made via checks, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled today. The court?s 9-0 decision also upheld the state?s election laws prohibiting corporations from making political contributions to candidates. DeLay?s associates - John Colyandro and Jim Ellis - had challenged the law as an unconstitutional infringement on First Amendment rights...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 29, 2010 (boomark / email).

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