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Congressional investigators also faulted the F.B.I. for not distinguishing terrorist financing cases from broader international terror cases.
It is neither entirely common nor unusual for judges to appoint a panel of lawyers or experts to help them sort through school financing cases of this kind.
"Many state judges are extremely sensitive to the opinion that they are engaging in judicial activism," said Steve Smith, a senior education policy specialist at the National Conference of State Legislatures, who follows school financing cases.
The government has brought several similar terrorism financing cases in recent years, none of which have resulted in the conviction of a charity, although several individuals have been convicted on lesser charges, like obstruction of justice.
"The key difficulty in prosecuting cases under this provision is proving that the contribution was made 'knowingly,' " said Victor Comras, a Fort Lauderdale lawyer and former State Department official who writes frequently about Al Qaeda and terrorism financing cases.
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Citing limited authority under the law, the court ordered the state to restore about $500 million to the 31 poorest districts covered in the long-running school financing case.
Six of the nine were initially appointed to fill vacancies on the court by Gov. Rick Perry, whose administration lost the school financing case in district court.
Justice DeGrasse's ruling in the school financing case may not be the final word, as New York State decides whether to appeal and the State Legislature begins looking at how to come up with another financing formula.
Former President Jacques Chirac of France is to stand trial in a second party financing case dating to his tenure as mayor of Paris, from 1977 to 1995, judicial officials said Monday.
Mr. Kan and other leaders of the Democratic Party suspended the membership of Ichiro Ozawa, a shadowy political figure who once led the party, but who was indicted last month in a political financing case.
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