CBNNews.com - Judge Strikes Ban on Corporate Political Contributions

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A federal judge has ruled that businesses can give money directly to political candidates.

The Obama administration had asked U.S. District Judge James Cacheris to reconsider his ruling after he struck down the ban on those contributions two weeks ago.

Cacheris upheld his ruling Thursday, tossing out part of an indictment against two people charged with illegally reimbursing donors to Hillary Clinton's 2006 Senate and 2008 presidential campaigns.

Cacheris said that under the Supreme Court's landmark Citizens United decision last year, corporations have the right to give to federal candidates.

The ruling from the federal judge is the first of its kind.

You can watch an interview with Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow discussing the impact of this case on The 700 Club here.