A U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing states to sue telemarketers won’t affect Jewish charities, Jewish experts said. The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 Monday that states can sue telemarketers that mislead potential donors into thinking that most funds raised will go toward charitable use, when, in fact, most of the money will be kept by the fund raiser.
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