State pays $106,173 to settle dispute over $1 fine
Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday approved a $106,173 payment to former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed to settle claims in a dispute over a $1 fine levied against Reed by the state.
The state Fair Political Practices Commission had fined Reed $1 after determining he had unintentionally violated the law by redirecting $100,000 from a political committee he controlled to the reelection campaign of a City Council candidate. Reed went to court to challenge the decision, saying the law used is unconstitutional because it suppresses free speech.
A judge agreed, and Reed demanded the FPPC pay his attorneys fees in the case.
The payment approved by Brown on Friday settles the claim over the attorney costs.
http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-state-pays-106173-to-settle-dispute-over-1-fine-20150605-story.html
Well that symbolic fine, backfired.
