Judge: Money is Illegal
A federal judge has ruled that U.S. currency is illegal because it discriminates against the blind. By making all bills the same size and texture, the Treasury Department makes it impossible for blind people to tell them apart, U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman said Tuesday. He gave Treasury officials 10 days to begin figuring out how to fix the problem.
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