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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
Back for its third year, Foster Swift Collins & Smith’s “Legal Strategies for Women Leaders” webinar series is a program crafted to help women business leaders stay abreast of new laws, regulations and other beneficial...more
Recently the Federal Election Commission (FEC) approved an advisory opinion (AO 2023-09) that allows federal officeholders and candidates to establish and operate state PACs that spend funds solely in connection with state...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
New Jersey has overhauled its pay-to-play and campaign finance laws, dramatically changing the rules for government contractors, nonprofits, and individual donors. The passage of the Elections Transparency Act has been...more
Individuals and business entities–such as corporations, partnerships and LLCs–that do not receive political contributions (i.e., do not have a PAC), but only make such contributions to California state and local: (1)...more
Following historic levels of inflation in 2022, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) announced a major increase to contribution limits for 2023-2024 — the largest in nearly two decades. Most of the changes impact...more
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has announced new contribution limits for the 2023-2024 election cycle. The FEC indexes certain contribution limits for inflation every two years....more
Today, the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) released increased contribution limits for the 2023-2024 election cycle. These increased limits apply to contributions from individuals and non-multicandidate PACs to federal...more
Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which often upholds campaign finance laws enacted within its jurisdiction, reversed course this summer and invalidated Alaska’s limits on individual contributions to candidates...more
Ontario’s 2022 election may be run under significantly different financial rules than the previous one. On February 25th, 2021, Attorney General Doug Downey introduced Bill 254, the Protecting Ontario Elections Act, 2021,...more
On February 2, 2021, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) announced new federal campaign contribution limits in accordance with the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, which requires the FEC to adjust certain federal...more
On February 2, 2021, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) announced that it is raising several important monetary thresholds to keep up with inflation. Most notably, the FEC now permits individuals and non-multicandidate...more
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) announced increased limits February 2, 2021, for the 2021-2022 Election Cycle, including changes to the individual contribution limits, coordinated party expenditure limits, and lobbyist...more
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) recently announced increased federal contribution limits for the 2021-2022 election cycle. Certain federal contribution limits are indexed for inflation and adjustments are made in...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
More than seven years after the 2012 election, the identity of a $1.7 million donor may be publicly disclosed in the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) records following the Supreme Court’s decision in Doe vs. FEC. ...more
Below, please find a summary of notable political law developments in New York, Texas and the city of Los Angeles. New York State Reduces Contribution Limits Beginning in November 2022 - Late last year, the New York...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
Although it may feel like the 2020 presidential election year has already been here for months (or years), the calendar finally reads 2020. Before you get too busy with 2020, we wanted to share a few useful tips for your PAC...more
Is your political compliance program ready for the 2020 election season? With the 2020 election season underway, now is a good time to make certain your internal policies and procedures address applicable campaign...more
On November 25, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Thompson v. Hebdon holding that, in considering whether caps on individual campaign contributions violate the First Amendment, courts must compare the cap to others upheld...more
Increased federal contribution limits for the 2019-2020 election cycle were recently announced by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). ...more
The Federal Election Commission (the “FEC”) has announced increased contribution limits that apply to federal political recipients for the 2019-2020 federal election cycle. Under the new limits, individuals may now...more