AOL News has a new home! The Huffington Post.
Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!Hot on HuffPost:
Santorum: 'I Was Basically Pro-Choice All My Life'
Dems Come Up With Contentious Response To Abortion Bill
Congress Can Withhold Funds from ACORN, Federal Court Rules
New York's 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision by a district court judge that found Congress had violated the controversial group's rights by punishing it without a trial, The Associated Press reported.
Federal funds for ACORN were cut off last year after the group was accused of violating the tax-exempt status of its affiliates with overt partisan politicking. ACORN also faced charges from conservative media of voter fraud after the 2008 election.
The organization also made headlines after a video surfaced of a sting by conservative activists showing low-level ACORN staffers giving tax advice for what turned out to be a fictitious prostitution ring.
ACORN had filed a lawsuit accusing Congress of abusing its power with what amounted to a "corporate death sentence," the AP said. The appeals court disagreed, pointing out that the group received only about 10 percent of its funding from the federal government.
"We doubt that the direct consequences of the appropriations laws temporarily precluding ACORN from federal funds were so disproportionately severe or so inappropriate as to constitute punishment," the three-judge panel wrote.
ACORN's attorneys said they were considering another appeal.
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now had described itself as an advocate for low-income and minority homebuyers. The national organization closed up shop earlier this year because of dwindling revenue, but some local affiliates are still active under various names.
Our New Approach to Comments
Add a Comment
Saying "theve never been convited" is the same as saying theyre guilty
August 14 2010 at 2:25 PM Report abuse Permalink +3 rate up rate down ReplyWho do they think they are that they can try to get Congress to fund them? It's not a right that they get funded. No organization should have the expectation they will be funded by the government. Who ever said there should be an expectation?
August 14 2010 at 2:22 PM Report abuse Permalink +8 rate up rate down ReplyJustice is served.
August 14 2010 at 1:36 PM Report abuse Permalink +10 rate up rate down ReplyWe all have seen the lack of morality and also the corruption from ACORN who at the very least is absolutely guilty of not having proper supervision in several of there offices.
August 14 2010 at 1:32 PM Report abuse Permalink +13 rate up rate down ReplyThanks for enforcing a "civilogue" attitude. I am interested in ideas, not personal rantings.
August 14 2010 at 1:14 PM Report abuse Permalink -11 rate up rate down Reply"ACORN also faced charges from conservative media of voter fraud after the 2008 election."
Mr. Weber, many ACORN workers were convicted of voter fraud in several states. ACORN, as an organization, was investigated for fraud in 14 states. You can't blame conservative media for the illegality of ACORN's, and ACORN employee's, actions. Apparently there was enough there for them to be investigated, and their employees charged and convicted. It wasn't the conservative media that convicted them now, was it?
john black google it.
August 14 2010 at 1:42 PM Report abuse Permalink +10 rate up rate down Replyjjohnblack53
You miss the point. If you, as an individual, feel so strongly about ACORN or any other charity, why don't you fund them? Who said that any charitable organization should have the expectation of federal funding. Charity starts at home, so do your part.
Voter fraud HUMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Lets talk Florida and 2004. This was a such an obvious rigged election that many chose not to vote at all in 2008. When the Governor of a state is related top the President and that state looses an unbelievable amount of votes . HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
August 14 2010 at 8:54 AM Report abuse Permalink -36 rate up rate down ReplyThere is voter fraud in every state. Florida is not near the top
August 14 2010 at 9:26 AM Report abuse Permalink +19 rate up rate down ReplyThere probablywas voter fraud in Florida in 2004: most of the subdivisions are run by Dems.
August 14 2010 at 8:15 PM Report abuse Permalink +3 rate up rate down ReplyThank you! Finally a rare court decision with some sanity!
August 14 2010 at 8:42 AM Report abuse Permalink +32 rate up rate down ReplyIf they cannot raise their own money for their so-called "worthy causes", why should taxpayers foot the bill?
August 14 2010 at 8:22 AM Report abuse Permalink +32 rate up rate down Replysad news-acorn is involved in helping the poor.
August 14 2010 at 8:15 AM Report abuse Permalink -39 rate up rate down Reply
Follow Politics Daily
Obama Urges Reforms to 'No Child Left Behind'
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Recovering by 'Leaps and Bounds,' Doctors Say
Congressional Approval Drops Below 20 Percent, Poll Finds
Democrats, Republicans Disagree on Peter King's Muslim Hearings, Poll Finds
Will Congress Let Frank Buckles, Last WWI Vet, Lie in Capitol Rotunda?
POPULAR
- Nancy Pelosi Confirms House May Skip Up or Down Vote on Senate Health Bill
- America's 10-Year-Old Susan Boyle: The Newest Child Star
- The Five Most Racist Obama Cartoons?
- Huck Finn, Censorship and the N-Word Controversy
- Teen Sex in America: Is No Change Good or Bad?
- Soraya M., Stoned to Death for Being an "Inconvenient Wife''
- Christina Hendricks: Full-Figured Never Looked Better
News From Our Partners
- The futile search for meaning in “Linsanity”
- Did crafty Dems make contraception a campaign issue?
- The man behind Romney’s “self-deportation” plan
- Don’t ignore Facebook’s silly-sounding policies
- A pro-choice win in Virginia, assisted by “Saturday Night Live”
- More Stories »
- Santorum, Romney Spar Often
- Ga. Democrat Introduces Bill to Ban Vasectomies
- Obama Campaign Co-Chairs: Eva Longoria, Kal Penn
- GOP's Roemer Mounts Indie Run
- Christie to Buffett: Pay Up and Shut Up
- More Stories »
- Romney previews economic speech, vows to pursue 'simpler' tax system
- Santorum Mocks Romney over Tax Plan
- Super PACs target Romney with new ads in Michigan
- Threatening letters, powdery substance sent to congressional offices, Colbert and Stewart
- Santorum: Go ahead and dig up my speeches to religious groups, I'm staying on message
- More Stories »
- Frontrunner Envy? Romney Claws at Santorum During Debate
- OK to Fake War Honors? Court Hears Case
- Nancy Pelosi Relents, Appears on 'The Colbert Report'
- Winners And Losers at Final GOP Debate
- LIVE Blog: Republican Debate in Arizona
- More Stories »
- Radioactive Fallout From Fukushima Posed Little Threat to the U.S.
- The U.S. and Other 'Friends of Syria' Still Search for a Strategy to Oust Assad
- Einstein Was Right All Along: 'Faster-Than-Light' Neutrino Was Product of Error
- GOP Debate: Santorum in the Spotlight and On the Defensive
- Australian PM Calls Party Vote As Challenger Rises
- More Stories »
- Will Rick Santorum's 2008 'Satan warning' haunt him in 2012?
- Will affirmative action survive the Supreme Court?
- Good day, bad day: February 22, 2012
- Wednesday's 'last shot' presidential debate: What to expect
- The U.S. military's Afghan Koran burnings: 4 consequences
- More Stories »
Top News
More News
More on Aol
Local News
More Blog/Sites
Sites and Services
HuffPost Politics
38 Comments