Video: Artificial Intelligence Use in Political Campaigns
As super PACs, candidates, and nonprofits increasingly turn to AI for more effective campaigning, understanding how to use this technology is crucial. In this 90-second video, Wiley's Andrew Woodson outlines three essential...more
The Federal Election Commission has issued an advisory opinion making it much easier for federal candidates to offload their paid canvassing programs onto state PACs, nonprofits, and super PACs. ...more
With just over a week remaining until election day, now is the time for reporting committees, individuals and corporations, and organizations to prepare for and understand their ELEC reporting obligations. Under the Elections...more
As far back as 1995, The Simpsons established that you don't win friends with salad. Even though you may not make any friends with salad, it still has a monetary value. This dichotomy can actually teach us something...more
Now that Labor Day is in the rearview mirror, we are only two months out from important federal and state elections here in New Jersey. In this period will come a rush of dinners, cocktail parties, and breakfasts, all...more
If your business is considering making a contribution to an independent expenditure-only political action committee (“super PAC”) this election cycle, be sure to verify whether it is currently negotiating or performing a...more
U.S. companies are allowed to make contributions to super PACs, which is exactly what Wheatland Tube, LLC did in this case. However, the decision to contribute involved conversations with a foreign national, and that led to...more
A federal Super PAC has an affirmative duty to verify whether a contribution from an LLC is attributable to individuals behind the entity, according to a Federal Election Commission (FEC) statement in a recently closed...more
With the 2020 elections rapidly approaching, individuals may be considering making contributions to political candidates, campaigns, action committees (PAC), or parties. The following update identifies the campaign finance...more
Now that the calendar has flipped to 2020, planning and fundraising efforts are intensifying in advance of this summer’s national party conventions. ...more
With Citizens United reaching double digits, now is an opportune time review the landmark case’s impact on campaign-finance law. When the decision was first issued, many thought we would witness a rise in independent...more
With the November 2020, U.S. presidential election quickly approaching, and its outcome possibly having a far-reaching impact on American business, many U.S. firms are beginning to consider their engagement strategies for the...more
We are only one month into 2019 and the 2020 Presidential Election is a hot topic of discussion. With some candidates forming exploratory committees (to determine whether they are going to run) and other candidates declaring...more
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia published an opinion, on August 3, 2018, in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) v. Federal Election Commission (FEC). The opinion holds...more
As candidates begin to ramp up fundraising efforts ahead of the November 2018 elections, state and local candidates in Michigan now have new tools in their arsenal to support their efforts, albeit indirectly, after the...more
The recent major revisions to Arizona’s campaign finance laws (passed in bills S.B. 1516, H.B. 2296 and H.B. 2297), which took effect late last year, modified the previous restrictions on corporate contributions to political...more
As 2016 draws to a close, the holiday reading list for those involved with political action committees (PACs), mega political action committees (Mega PACs) and others in politics may include the comprehensive rewrite of...more
As this 2016 election season swings into its final months, federal government contractors should continue to be aware of the laws and regulations regarding political contributions. The Federal Election Campaign Act...more
All federally registered PACs and Super PACs are required to file a year-end report of receipts and expenditures no later than Sunday, January 31, 2016. The period covered by the reports is January 1 through December 31,...more
After more than 16 years at the helm of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart hosted his final episode last night. The hour-long show devoted most of its running time to Stewart saying farewell to the correspondents and staffers who...more
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
Earlier this week, a unanimous 11-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the long-standing ban on federal political contributions by federal government contractors. The Circuit...more
Tyler Harber’s prosecution, and the two year federal prison sentence he recently received, are clearly warning shots across the bow of federal political campaigns around the country. And the blatant and unsympathetic nature...more
In light of the first federal “coordination” case guilty plea, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has announced its intent to aggressively pursue convictions for coordination violations. This apparently new focus comes as the...more
The news media has already engaged in rampant speculation regarding the potential candidates from both parties in the 2016 presidential election. Inextricably tied to the talk of political campaigns is the public discussion...more