Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Objection to Member Disclosure Law Continues

Yesterday, April 21, was the first filing deadline for lobbying reports under provisions of the new Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA). And unfortunately for the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), a federal district judge turned down their request for a delay of the April 11 decision upholding the member disclosure provision. In addition, NAM's "emergency appeal" with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was denied. NAM's last hope was the Supreme Court. However, Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts rejected an emergency request to delay the requirement.

And reportedly, NAM has "filed its lobbying report for the first quarter of the year without naming its members, citing its pending legal battle to overturn that requirement in the law."