The
Obama administration on Tuesday rolled back part of its ban on
lobbyists serving in government, narrowing one of the president’s
signature policies in the face of a legal challenge.
Under
a new rule, registered lobbyists whom Mr. Obama had previously barred
from serving on government advisory boards may now participate if they
are representing companies or groups and not acting on their own behalf.
The
change was published in the Federal Register and took effect
immediately, the administration said. It comes after the United States
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected the Obama
administration’s efforts to dismiss a lawsuit by six lobbyists who
challenged the ban’s constitutionality after being excluded from a trade
advisory committee. The lobbyists said their First Amendment rights to
petition the government had been violated.
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