Federal appeals court in NY rules against ACORN
A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a decision that had barred Congress from withholding funds from ACORN, the activist group driven to ruin by scandal and financial woes. Full story
Poll: Most GOP voters think ACORN stole election
Newsweek: Public Policy Polling has found that 52 percent of GOP voters nationally think that ACORN stole the presidential election for Barack Obama last year, with only 27 percent granting that he won it legitimately.
ACORN takes on activists
Oct. 21: Rep. Jason Chaffetz,R-Utah, and ACORN spokesperson Brian Kettenring talk about the activists who face a lawsuit from ACORN as well as why some of members of the Republican Party want funding stripped from the organization.
GOP uses ACORN to fight bank redlining law
Conservative Republicans are capitalizing on the troubles of ACORN to revive their fight against a law that grades banks on their investments in poor and minority neighborhoods. Full story
Durbin comes to ACORN’s defense
Oct. 7: Rachel Maddow showcases Sen. Richard Durbin’s, D-IL, passionate defense of ACORN on the Senate floor today.
La. attorney general: $5 million embezzled from ACORN
Oct. 6: As ACORN fell under further legal scrutiny Tuesday, CEO Bertha Lewis said that the group, which has long been a target of conservative critics, is a victim of modern-day McCarthyism. NBC Senior Investigative Correspondent Lisa Myers reports.
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Meet Rick Berman
Sept. 30: Rachel Maddow profiles notorious lobbyist Rick Berman whose nefarious clients now include the ACORN smear campaign.
