Court turns down ACORN request for help

[The Northerner]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned down ACORN's request for help in its lawsuit claiming Congress was wrong to shut off the activist group's federal funding.

The high court on Friday refused to throw out a decision by the federal appellate court in New York City. That court had decided to freeze a judge's determination that Congress acted unconstitutionally in yanking the group's funding.

ACORN, which bills itself as an advocate for low-income and minority home buyers and residents, has drastically cut its operations since losing its funding.

Lawmakers acted after showing three employees apparently advising a couple posing as a prostitute and her boyfriend to lie about her profession and launder her earnings.

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[robinblue]

1. * Ginsburg decided high court would not get involved now in a pending lawsuit

no reason given.




http://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/23/scotus.acorn/
STORY HIGHLIGHTS

* Ginsburg decided high court would not get involved now in a pending lawsuit
* Federal appeals court in New York has blocked ruling that funds were improperly withheld
* Ginsburg has jurisdiction over emergency appeals filed from New York, Connecticut, Vermon

[elleng]

2. PS, Justice Ginsburg is 'in charge' of decisions from that District.

Reasons are never given, for such decisions.

[Unvanguard]

3. No, sometimes they are, but it's not unusual for them not to. n/t

[elleng]

5. ?Sometimes they are what?

Not unusual for them not to? Explain?

[Unvanguard]

6. Sometimes they give reasons, I mean. n/t

[elleng]

7. Similar type decision here.

AP 'story' seriously wanting in explanation.

http://www.scotusblog.com/2009/06/ginsburg-temporarily-blocks-chrysler-deal/

[defendandprotect]

4. k

[fascisthunter]

8. no reason.... gee, I guess the fix was in for ACORN all along