Politicians’ campaign finance lawsuit is secret
Shira Schoenberg – CommonWealth reporter
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/the-download/politicians-campaign-finance-lawsuit-is-secret-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=politicians-campaign-finance-lawsuit-is-secret-2 Two
Massachusetts politicians are going to court to challenge an action by
the head of the state’s Office of Campaign and Political Finance. Yet
despite a case that seems almost by definition to be a matter of public
interest, the proceedings, so far, have been secret. WBUR first reported
on the lawsuit filed last week in Suffolk Superior Court by Webster
Republican Ryan Fattman, who is the Senate assistant minority leader;
his wife Stephanie Fattman, who is the Worcester County register of
probate; and others against Michael Sullivan, the director of the Office
of Campaign and Political Finance. The
lawsuit seeks judicial review of an unspecified action taken by
Sullivan and OCPF. A motion by the Fattmans and other plaintiffs to
impound their complaint states that investigations by OCPF into campaign
finance violations are confidential, and impounding the complaint
protects that confidentiality. (Story continued after the break.) |
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