I gotta think the recent Supreme Court decision striking down a lot of the campaign finance laws will mean that the conviction is overturned in federal court.
“I gotta think the recent Supreme Court decision striking down a lot of the campaign finance laws will mean that the conviction is overturned in federal court.”
I agree. The January 2010 SC decision overturned bans on corporate money given to candidates. The Texas law forbids coporate donations to Texas candidates. This law seems unconstitutional according to the January 2010 decision. I do not think that states can override constitutional free speech guarantees.
I believe that Colorado had campaign finance laws forbidding or restricting corporate money to candidates. I think the Democrat legislature changed the law after the SC decision. I am not sure if Texas still has a ban on corporate money to candidates. It is preposterous that Delay was tried and convicted based on a Texas law that clearly violates the US Constitution.