A group representing campaign workers, pollsters and media advisers is suing the Small Business Administration for barring their industry from access to its coronavirus loans
WASHINGTON—A trade association of political consultants is suing the Trump administration, arguing that the Small Business Administration is violating the First Amendment rights of its members by barring pollsters, lobbyists and campaign operatives from receiving emergency loans linked to the coronavirus pandemic.
At issue for the political consulting industry are a few words in federal rules that prohibit certain industries from applying for loans from the government. Small Business Administration rules specifically bar “businesses...
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