Oregon Supreme Court OKs Ban on Lobbyist Gifts to Lawmakers, Nods at Offers

January 4th, 2010 by Daniel Schuman · No Comments

Ballot Access News reports that Oregon’s State Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a state law criminalizing gifts from lobbyists to legislators that exceed $50 in value. However, it struck down a provision that makes illegal an offer by a lobbyist to give a gift to a public official.

According to the report, Oregon’s state constitution has very strong free speech protections.

(H/T ElectionLawBlog)

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