Mayor Adams’ lawsuit over $3.4M campaign funds withheld tossed — but here’s why it could help his re-election bid

Source: New York Post

A federal judge has tossed Mayor Eric Adams’ lawsuit seeking to overrule the Campaign Finance Board’s decision to withhold millions of dollars in matching funds for his re-election bid. Although a defeat legally, the ruling could prove to be a boon for Hizzoner’s independent bid for mayor — with the Brooklyn judge slapping down the board’s ability to reference his now-dismissed historic indictment as cause for withholding funds. “The Board’s attempt to shift the burden of proving his innocence to Mayor Adams is inappropriate and goes against the centuries-old American legal principle that presumes the criminal defendant’s innocence until proven guilty,” wrote Judge Nicholas Garaufis.