Hays v. Wood

Opinion

MANUEL, J.

This case involves a challenge to a portion of the Political Reform Act of 1974 (the Act). We are concerned with chapter 7 of the Act entitled “Conflicts of Interest,” and examine, particularly, Government Code section 87207, subdivision (b) (2),1 which in general requires those public officials who are also attorneys or brokers to disclose the names of clients if the official’s income from any client is equal to or exceeds $1,000 in a calendar year. We uphold the statute in its general operation but set aside, as in violation of constitutional equal protection provisions,…