Legal Opinion
Californians for Political Reform Foundation v. Fair Political Practices Commission
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 10, 1998No. C026314PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PUGLIA, P. J.
The Fair Political Practices Commission (Commission) appeals from a judgment granting a peremptory writ of mandate directing it to vacate, ab initio, an emergency regulation which provides that certain payments by a sponsoring organization to its political action committee are not contributions as defined by the Political Reform Act of 1974 (the Act) (Gov. Code, § 81000 et seq.). The Commission contends the superior court erred in concluding the regulation conflicts with the Act. We agree and shall reverse with directions to the superior court to enter judgment denying the…
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