The ''Lex Aelia et Fufia'' (the Aelian and Fufian Law) was established around the year 150 BC in the

Roman Republic The Roman Republic ( la, Res publica Romana ) was a form of government of Rome and the era of the classical Roman civilization when it was run through public representation of the Roman people. Beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Ki ...

. The presumed subject of this legislation was the extension of the right of '' obnuntiatio'', that is, reporting unfavorably concerning the omens observed at the Legislative Assemblies, thus forcing an end to public business until the next lawful day. This right, previously reserved to the

College of Augurs An augur was a priest and official in the classical Roman world. His main role was the practice of augury, the interpretation of the will of the gods by studying the flight of birds. Determinations were based upon whether they were flying in ...

, was extended to all of the magistrates, thus denying a key political advantage to politicians who were members of that College.Lily Ross Taylor, ''Party Politics in the Age of Caesar'' (1948) This law was repealed in 58 BC by the

Leges Clodiae ("Clodian laws") were a series of laws ( plebiscites) passed by the Plebeian Council of the Roman Republic under the tribune Publius Clodius Pulcher in 58 BC. Clodius was a member of the patrician family ("gens") Claudius; the alternative spell ...

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The Roman Law Library, incl. ''Leges''Entry from Harry Thurston Peck, "Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities" (from the Perseus Project)

Modern works

* Tatum, W. Jeffrey. The Patrician Tribune: P. Clodius Pulcher. Studies in the History of Greece and Rome (University of North Carolina Press, 1999) hardcover * Fezzi, L: Il tribuno Clodio (Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2008) Roman law {{AncientRome-law-stub

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