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Government

Nov. 6, 2012

Lawyers tepid about Super PAC donations

This election cycle, California lawyers are choosing to give legally limited donations directly to candidates and political parties, rather than participating in the free-for-all fundraising by Super PACs.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The list of Californians submitting big money to the presidential race reads like a Who's Who in America, with Hollywood celebrities Steven Spielberg and Morgan Freeman and influential banker Charles Schwab writing six- and seven-figure checks.But for the most part, California lawyers are giving legally limited donations directly to candidates and parties rather than participating in the free-for-all fundraisi...

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