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		<title>Divided duties in oversight of lobbying prompts move to combine functions&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon McCloskey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Carolina’s lobbying law authorizes the Secretary of State to administer its requirements, but interpretation of the law rests with the N.C. Ethics Commission. That division of labor gave Judge Paul C. Ridgeway an additional reason to set aside penalties levied against Don Beason, finding that the Secretary of State Elaine Marshall had exceeded her authority by determining that Beason had engaged in “lobbying” and assessing fines.]]></description>
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		<title>Civil Rights &#8211; Constitutional &#8211; First &amp; Fourteenth Amendments &#8211; Speech &amp; Association &#8211; Lobbyist &#8211; Campaign Contributions &#8211; N.C. Offices&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<em>Preston v. Leake </em>A North Carolina statute that prohibits a registered lobbyist from contributing to the campaign of any candidate for the N.C. General Assembly or the Council of State does not violate the free speech and association rights of appellant lobbyist, and the 4th Circuit upholds the district court decision rejecting the lobbyist’s suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.]]></description>
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		<title>Constitutional &#8211; Free Speech &#8211; Campaign Contributions &#8211; Lobbyist&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preston v. Leake. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-02-1082, 16 pp.) (Louise W. Flanagan, Ch.J.) E.D.N.C. Holding: G.S. § 163-13C(a) is closely drawn to limit the corruption and appearance of corruption that might result from lobbyists&#8217; campaign contributions to state legislators. Since the statute permits lobbyists to volunteer for campaigns, to contribute to PACs that contribute to [...]]]></description>
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