E. Edward Bruce This is Me

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1. 1. KnoxNews: Technology

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   Published on: 6/2/2003   Last Visited: 6/2/2003

   Federal laws authorize the practice, and those regulations take precedence over the actions of state and local governments, said E. Edward Bruce, a Washington D.C. attorney for Bank of America and Wells Fargo.
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   Armed with information about how much money is in their customer accounts, the banks "have got a real leg up in marketing," bank attorney Bruce said.
   
   Wilken wondered why the banks couldn't find other ways to sell products besides direct mail and telemarketing. The banks, for instance, could buy more advertising or hire salespeople to approach customers on the streets.
   
   Taking those kinds of steps would be unfair, Bruce said, because the banks set up their businesses based on the powers granted to them by federal laws, including the National Bank Act.
   
   If the banks couldn't share information with their affiliates, it might even prevent them from serving a California customer visiting a branch in Texas or some other state, Bruce warned.

2. 2. Bank of America, ExxonMobil, Microsoft, Monsanto and Pfizer to file U.S. Supreme Court Brief

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   Published on: 6/11/2002   Last Visited: 2/19/2003

   Bank of America, ExxonMobil, Microsoft, Monsanto and Pfizer Counsel, E. Edward Bruce, made the following statement today:-
   
   "If a corporation's every press release, letter to an editor, customer mailing, and op-ed advertisement may, under the California statutes at issue here, be the basis of civil and criminal actions, corporate speakers will find it difficult to address issues of public concern implicating their products, services or business operations - even to defend themselves in the court of public opinion when attacked."
   
   "The general chilling effect of the statutes exists now and will continue to exist regardless of the proceedings on remand. Only this Court can remedy the First Amendment harms caused by these statutes, and they are harms the Court should remedy now."
   
   "A glance at a daily newspaper or a few minutes watching network news reveals a broad array of issues of intense public concern, where [our corporations] and other comparable businesses lie at or near the heart of the story.

3. 3. SunHerald.com - Your Biloxi Everything Guide

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   Published on: 5/31/2003   Last Visited: 5/31/2003

   Federal laws authorize the practice, and those regulations take precedence over the actions of state and local governments, said E. Edward Bruce, a Washington D.C. attorney for Bank of America and Wells Fargo.
   ...
   Armed with information about how much money is in their customer accounts, the banks "have got a real leg up in marketing," bank attorney Bruce said.
   ...
   Taking those kinds of steps would be unfair, Bruce said, because the banks set up their businesses based on the powers granted to them by federal laws, including the National Bank Act.
   
   If the banks couldn't share information with their affiliates, it might even prevent them from serving a California customer visiting a branch in Texas or some other state, Bruce warned.