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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Mon Sep 8, 2014, 04:17 PM Sep 2014

Judge declines to block Cuomo, Democratic Party

By DAVID KLEPPER, The Associated Press

A legal move by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's liberal challenger fell flat Friday while the governor and his running mate announced the support of Hillary Clinton and dozens of other Democrats ahead of next week's primary.

A Manhattan judge declined a request by Zephyr Teachout and her running mate Tim Wu to stop Cuomo's campaign from working with the Democratic Party ahead of Tuesday's vote. Teachout, a Fordham University professor, and Wu, a Columbia University professor, sued Cuomo and the party Friday alleging that they broke campaign finance laws by using the party to pay for Cuomo campaign mailings.

http://www.legislativegazette.com/Articles-Top-Stories-c-2014-09-08-89102.113122-Judge-declines-to-block-Cuomo-Democratic-Party.html

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Judge declines to block Cuomo, Democratic Party (Original Post) hrmjustin Sep 2014 OP

Article doesn't id the judge. I wonder what his/her political pedigree is. Smarmie Doofus Sep 2014 #1

I don't think all judges are elected so there probably was no conflict. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #2

Smarmie Doofus

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1. Article doesn't id the judge. I wonder what his/her political pedigree is.

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 05:14 PM

Sep 2014

"Manhattan judge": one can be pretty sure he/she is not a Republican.

Isn't this sort of thing what recusals are for?

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

2. I don't think all judges are elected so there probably was no conflict.

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 05:19 PM

Sep 2014

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