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Lobbyists and Their Obligation to the Public Interest
THOMAS HOLYOKE analyzes whether lobbyists have an obligation to serve the public interest in addition to promoting policies reflecting the review of the interest groups or corporate clients that they represent. He argues that because lobbying is protected by the Constitution, lobbyists have a reciprocal duty to serve the public interest.
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