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New Minnesota Law Targets Citizens United; Other States Planning Similar Move

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On May 5, Minnesota became the first state to enact legislation prohibiting “foreign-influenced” corporations from making political contributions and expenditures. But while supporters heralded the measure, critics charged...more

Venable LLP

Webinar in Review: Election Year Considerations for Nonprofits - What Your Organization Needs to Know

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Many nonprofit organizations will look to engage in various forms of political activity during the upcoming 2022 midterm elections. Understanding how to participate while complying with federal and state laws and regulations...more

The Volkov Law Group

Defining Corruption: From the Framers to the Supreme Court’s Decision in Citizens United (Part I of II)

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One of the more esoteric debates among legal scholars focuses on defining corruption and the political roots of anti-corruption efforts. As it turns out, scholars have pointed to the Framers debate and provisions in the U.S....more

Locke Lord LLP

Update on Texas Campaign Regulations

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So-called dark money groups have sprung up since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Citizens United. These groups are generally nonprofit corporations that raise and spend funds on campaign ads, but do so as a...more

Genova Burns LLC

What is a Super PAC?

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The Wall Street Journal’s Washington Wire has reported that in the first half of 2015, presidential Super PACs have raised a total of $211,457,755. This money is in addition to money raised directly by presidential candidate...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

A Setback for Mandated Political Spending Disclosure

One of the hottest SEC rulemaking topics over the past two years—disclosure of corporate political spending—quietly took a significant hit a few weeks ago when the SEC removed it from its rulemaking agenda. The clamor for...more

Jackson Walker

Chip Babcock Speaks: Citizens United? Maybe Not.

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The United States Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission was a wonderful First Amendment decision despite persistent criticism. It involved a movie about Hillary Clinton which the corporate...more

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