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Judge scraps federal ban on corporate money for candidates, cites Supreme Court campaign case

Judge scraps federal ban on corporate money for candidates, cites Supreme Court campaign case

A judge has ruled that the campaign finance law banning corporations from making contributions to federal candidates is unconstitutional. In a ruling issued late Thursday, U.S. District Judge James Cacheris tossed out part of the indictment against two men accused of illegally reimbursing donors to Hillary Clinton’s Senate and presidential campaigns. Cacheris says that under last year’s Citizens United Supreme Court case, corporations enjoy the same right as people to contribute to campaigns.

 

Report: Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner Was FBI Informant

Report: Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner Was FBI Informant

The FBI released documents on Monday showing that New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner had actually worked for them as an informant, including giving his assistance in a terrorism investigation, before he was given a pardon by President Ronald Reagan for illegal campaign contributions.

 

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