United States v. Danielczyk

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES C. CACHERIS, District Judge.

The issue before the Court is whether, in the wake of Citizens United v. FEC, — U.S.-, 130 S.Ct. 876, 175 L.Ed.2d 753 (2010), Defendants can be charged with directing corporate money to a political campaign. Finding that Citizens United precludes such charges, on May 26, 2011, this Court dismissed Count Four and Paragraph 10(b) of the Indictment. [Dkts. 60, 62.] Following that decision, because this Court “owes no deference to itself’ 1 and can correct its own opinions, this Court requested additional briefing and argument as to whether, in…