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NY court gives government victory against ACORN

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Source: AP

NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court in New York has temporarily blocked a judge's ruling that found it was unconstitutional for Congress to halt federal funding of activist group ACORN.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan issued its one-page order Wednesday, a day after the government lawyer argued that the stay of the ruling was necessary.

The government had argued that it was necessary to block the ruling by a Brooklyn judge to ensure that federal agencies were not required to commit funds that have not been appropriated by Congress. A lawyer for ACORN said it may appeal the decision to the Supreme Court because the cutoff of funds was crippling ACORN and jeopardizing housing for poor people. A lawyer for the government declined to comment.

Read more: http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=12352058

A related story from early today: ACORN CEO outside court: 'We're on life support'

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