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US judge upholds Obama ban on lobbyists serving on boards
US judge upholds Obama ban on lobbyists serving on boards
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday upheld an attempt by President Barack Obama to cut down the influence of lobbyists, ruling that Obama was within his authority when he barred them from serving on government boards.
The ruling dismisses a lawsuit brought by six lobbyists who argued the ban unfairly penalizes them for exercising their right to petition the government.
The lobbyists failed to show that they lost something by not serving on government boards, such as a committee that advises on trade issues, wrote U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson.
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Although the lobbyists "may aspire to obtain this privileged access in order to advance their clients' interests and their own careers," the government is not required to "underwrite" their activity by giving them an advantage, she wrote.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/26/us-usa-politics-lobbyists-idUSBRE88P18320120926
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday upheld an attempt by President Barack Obama to cut down the influence of lobbyists, ruling that Obama was within his authority when he barred them from serving on government boards.
The ruling dismisses a lawsuit brought by six lobbyists who argued the ban unfairly penalizes them for exercising their right to petition the government.
The lobbyists failed to show that they lost something by not serving on government boards, such as a committee that advises on trade issues, wrote U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson.
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Although the lobbyists "may aspire to obtain this privileged access in order to advance their clients' interests and their own careers," the government is not required to "underwrite" their activity by giving them an advantage, she wrote.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/26/us-usa-politics-lobbyists-idUSBRE88P18320120926
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