A federal court judge on Tuesday denied a political committee from overturning a key, 24-year-old city ethics law. The ruling, seen as a boon for Los Angeles City Council candidate Paul Krekorian, was a sharp blow to the campaign of candidate Christine Essel, whose backers filed the lawsuit.
On Nov 9, Working Californians, a political committee headed by Essel support and union boss Brian D’Arcy, asked a federal judge to overturn a key ethics law, enacted by voters in 1974. The 24-year-old regulation prohibits so-called independent committees from accepting contributions larger than $500.
In his ruling, Judge Dean Pregerson said:
“[Working Californians] has not provided any evidence that enforcement of the challenged contribution restrictions will effectively thwart its ability to make independent expenditures related to the upcoming city council runoff election. Working Californians is free to solicit contributions from as many donors as it likes, and assuming that no individual contribution exceeds the city’s $500 threshold, it can spend as much as it likes.”
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