On Tuesday, the American Bar Association's policy-making body, the House of Delegates, narrowly defeated a proposed rule aimed at curbing "pay-to-play" -- the practice of lawyers making political contributions to get government work. The fate of any specific prohibitions on this loaded brand of political gift-giving rests once again in the hands of individual lawyers and bar groups. However, even if the rule passed, it would have required adoption in some form by individual states to be enforceable.
August 13, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The fate of any specific prohibitions on “pay-to-play”-the practice oflawyers making political contributions to get government work-rests onceagain in the hands of individual lawyers and bar groups.
On Tuesday, the American Bar Association’s policy-making body, the Houseof Delegates, narrowly defeated a proposed rule aimed at curbing thisloaded brand of political gift-giving.
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