OakPAC, Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Independent Expenditure Committee (Oak-IE-Pac), Michael Colbruno, Scott B. Peterson v. City of Oakland, City of Oakland Public Ethics Commission
Published: May 30, 2009 | Result Date: Mar. 20, 2009 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 3:06-cv-06366-WHA Settlement – $75,000 (attorney fees)
Facts
Entities and individuals related to the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee sued the city of Oakland and its public ethics commission. Plaintiffs claimed that Oakland Municipal Code section 3.12.050 (C-E) and section 3.12.60 (C-E) violated the First Amendment. The ordinance limited political contributions to independent expenditure committees.
Damages
Plaintiffs sought declaratory relief stating that the language of the ordinance was unconstitutional, and an injunction enjoining its enforcement.
Result
Settlement. Defendants agreed not to enforce the ordinances unless the Ninth Circuit or the Supreme Court decide that a similar ordinance challenged in another jurisdiction is constitutional. Defendants also agreed to pay plaintiffs' attorney fees.
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