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James W. Ellis and John Dominick Colyandro appealed the denial of their pretrial habeas corpus petitions, seeking dismissal of indictments for unlawful campaign contributions and money laundering. They argued that the Texas Election Code provisions and the money laundering statute were unconstitutionally vague and overbroad. The Court of Appeals for the Third District of Texas affirmed the district court's orders. The court held that the election code's restrictions on corporate campaign contributions were not unconstitutionally vague or overbroad, and that the pre-2005 money laundering statute, which did not include checks or other negotiable instruments as funds, was also not facially vague.
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James W. Ellis and John Dominick Colyandro appealed the denial of their pretrial habeas corpus petitions, seeking dismissal of indictments for unlawful campaign contributions and money laundering. They argued that the Texas Election Code provisions and the money laundering statute were unconstitutionally vague and overbroad. The Court of Appeals for the Third District of Texas affirmed the district court's orders. The court held that the election code's restrictions on corporate campaign contributions were not unconstitutionally vague or overbroad, and that the pre-2005 money laundering statute, which did not include checks or other negotiable instruments as "funds," was also not facially vague.
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