(Podcast) The Briefing: Soup for Change - Campbell’s Sues a Congressional Candidate
The Briefing – Soup for Change: Campbell’s Sues a Congressional Candidate
Daily Compliance News: July 28, 2025, The Where is Grasshopper when you need him Edition
State AG Pulse | Legendary Former AGs Bemoan the State of Bipartisanship
State AG Pulse | New Mexico and the Plaintiffs' Bar Money-Go-Round
H.R. 1: Digital Ad Regulation and Foreign National Prohibitions: What Political Advertisers and Ad Platforms Need to Know
H.R. 1 – Disclosures, Disclaimers, and FEC Certifications: What Corporations, Non-Profits, and Trade Associations Need to Know
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Media Bureau (Bureau) is weighing in on the question of what political ads are entitled to lowest unit charge (LUC). In a March 30, 2025, Public Notice, the Bureau...more
AI Regulatory Landscape: Three Things to Know Can your conversations with AI chatbots be discovered in litigation? How are U.S. state Attorneys General addressing AI-generated deepfakes? What does the Trump Administration’s...more
The Supreme Court of the United States’ upcoming decision in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission (NRSC v. FEC) will shape the engagement strategies of candidates, parties, and donors during...more
So the biggest new TCPA decision of 2026 so far is definitely Howard v. RNCC out of the Ninth Circuit. In that case the court held cold call video messages sent by Republicans to potential voters did NOT violate the TCPA...more
RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES - Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - Hawaii: A federal judge in Hawaii permanently blocked enforcement of a new state law regulating AI-generated and digitally altered...more
On January 21, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau issued a Public Notice warning television broadcasters that news interviews with political candidates conducted “on a program that is motivated by...more
On December 5, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Public Notice further delaying the deadline by which broadcasters must comply with the expanded rules concerning the identification of foreign...more
On December 5, 2025, New York State Governor Kathy Hohul signed into law a bill that expands the requirement that most political and campaign materials identify the political committee paying for the materials. Specifically,...more
In this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Richard Buckley break down Campbell Soup Co. v. Campbell for Congress, the lawsuit over a political candidate’s “Soup4Change” slogan and AI-generated soup can design. They...more
As New York approaches the 2026 election cycle, Independent Expenditure (IE) committees are poised to play an outsized role in shaping statewide and legislative races. For political consultants, this dramatically increases...more
With over three-fourths of states gaveling in next year’s legislative session in January, successful teams don’t wait until the new year to prepare. Planning starts now for a successful 2026 legislative session....more
Regulation (EU) 2024/900 may seem pretty technical but could cause quite a stir in the future. Since its publication in March 2024, the ‘Regulation on the Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising' has set new...more
Spending on federal and state lobbying continues to soar – a reality that has created new challenges for companies, trade associations, and other groups trying to advance their advocacy goals. To supplement their direct...more
State governments are moving ahead of Washington to regulate how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used in political advertising. These new laws are reshaping campaign practices and creating compliance challenges for...more
Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more
Online political advertising has become central to modern electoral campaigns. However, the growing lack of transparency, particularly regarding funding, targeting, and data processing practices, raises serious concerns about...more
The media industry is on the precipice of another landmark deal as Paramount Global and Skydance Media inch closer toward their highly anticipated merger. This deal, which would unite one of Hollywood’s most storied studios...more
In Compliance: Holtzman Vogel's Monthly Round-Up In the April 2025 In-Compliance recap, we cover the following topics: President Trump Directs Attorney General to Investigate ActBlue - FEC Commissioner Allen...more
Les tiers qui exercent des activités de publicité politique en Ontario devraient s’attendre à des changements dans l’avenir, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») ayant rendu sa décision dans le cadre de la contestation...more
More changes are coming for third parties looking to engage in Ontario elections, after the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) settled the constitutional challenge to the province’s third-party pre-election political advertising...more
Bill Proposed to Tax Political Ads in PA - Pennsylvania Representative Robert Matzie (D-Beaver) proposed a bill to subject all political advertising to state sales tax, aiming to generate revenue for public services and...more
Les Canadiens se rendront aux urnes le 28 avril 2025, alors que le Canada se trouve au cœur d’une guerre commerciale avec son plus important partenaire commercial; qu’il est menacé par des perturbations économiques connexes...more
Have you noticed the explosion of adjectival (and adverbial) usage? President Trump, perhaps our Adjectiver-in-Chief, never says someone is doing his job, it’s always a fantastic job. No one in the White House is ever in...more
With the next federal election scheduled called for April 28, 2025, anyone considering making a financial contribution to a political party or candidate should be aware of the rules governing contributions and political...more