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ACORN doesnt exsist you idiot
Just under a different name...
ACORNs Lawyer Claims the Organization Still Exists
In a letter obtained by the RNLA, the attorney for ACORN representing the organization in litigation in federal court claims that ACORN has not dissolved and still exists: "Plaintiff ACORN, which is a national organization, has not dissolved, has no plans to dissolve, and intends to continue operating as a national organization serving poor and working people."
The letter, dated yesterday, was signed by Jules Lobel, counsel for ACORN in litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, where ACORN is challenging the constitutionality of last year's continuing resolution that stripped federal funding for the organization. In December, Judge Nina Gershon (a Clinton appointee), ruled that the legislation amounted to a Bill of Attainder and issued an injunction that prevented HUD, OMB and Treasury from withholding funding to the organization. (Please click here for RNLA's response to the ruling.) There have been numerous filings following Gershon's initial ruling, including ACORN's attempts to get a permanent injunction enjoining the withholding of funds.
The letter from Lobel did acknowledge what was widely reported last week: many of ACORN's local affiliates have cut their ties to ACORN's national organization and have rebranded under different names such as "New York Communities for Change."