Grassroots Lobbying : Constitutionality of Disclosure Requirements.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Political ethics.

Administrative law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (22 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses constitutional issues that may arise if a Federal law is enacted to extend public reporting requirements for activities intended to stimulate "grassroots" lobbying. Examines constitutional protection of lobbying and advocacy activities, governmental interest in lobbying disclosures, disclosure of direct vs. indirect lobbying, "as-applied" analysis, and judicial decisions and State grassroots lobbying disclosure.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Grassroots Lobbying

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