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Compliance Notes - Vol. 7, Issue 9

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RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES: Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance Colorado: A Colorado bill that would require state government lobbyists to follow the same disclosure rules as lobbyists...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court Update - April 29, 2026

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On April 29, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions: Louisiana v. Callais, No. 24-109: This decision involving two consolidated appeals addresses whether the Voting Rights Act can provide a...more

Alston & Bird

Look Ahead to the Week of March 9, 2026 | Trump’s New SAVE America Act Ultimatum Complicates Republican Legislative Agenda as War...

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Alston & Bird’s Legislative & Public Policy Group previews the week ahead highlighting anticipated federal legislative, regulatory, and political activity, and key upcoming actions in Congress, the Administration, and...more

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New Bill Proposes Electoral Reform in Mexico

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on March 4, 2026, submitted to the House of Representatives a bill proposing a decree to amend, add and repeal various provisions of the Mexican Constitution in electoral matters. The bill...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of March 2, 2026 | Congress to Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution Amid Ongoing DHS Shutdown

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Alston & Bird’s Legislative & Public Policy Group previews the week ahead highlighting anticipated federal legislative, regulatory, and political activity, and key upcoming actions in Congress, the Administration, and...more

Cooley LLP

Key Updates in BlackRock’s and Vanguard’s 2026 US Proxy Voting Guidelines

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BlackRock and Vanguard have released their proxy voting guidelines for the 2026 proxy season. This alert highlights the key updates in BlackRock Investment Stewardship’s (BIS) proxy voting guidelines for US securities and...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Protecting the Pillars: Key Takeaways from the 2025 Trial Advocacy Seminar

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On October 30, 2025, Robins Kaplan hosted its annual CLE, “The Trial Advocacy Seminar.” This year, attorney Raoul Shah reflected on his main takeaways....more

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ISS Releases Policy Updates for 2026 Annual Shareholder Meetings

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ISS has released its benchmark policy changes for 2026. The changes largely adopt ISS’s previously proposed policy changes. The new policies will generally apply to shareholder meetings held on or after February 1, 2026....more

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ISS Publishes 2026 Benchmark Policy Changes

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ISS updated its benchmark proxy voting policies on November 25, 2026. The updates applicable to U.S. companies are briefly summarized below. ...more

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

New York State Court of Appeals Rejects Challenge to State Voting Rights Act

On November 20, 2025, New York State’s highest court rejected a constitutional challenge from the Town of Newburgh to the state Voting Rights Act. The Court of Appeals held that the Town of Newburgh, a political subdivision...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Election 2025: Pennsylvania Judicial Retention

On Nov. 4, 2025, Pennsylvania voters faced a high-stakes statewide ballot: a simple yes/no vote on whether three incumbent justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court would be retained for another 10-year term. The justices up...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Election 2025: Virginia Gubernatorial and Legislative Races

Governor: Abigail Spanberger (D) Victory  Former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) defeated Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle Sears (R) 57.2% to 42.6%, becoming the first woman ever elected governor of Virginia and restoring unified...more

Snell & Wilmer

SEC Issues No-Action Letter Approving Exxon Mobil’s Retail Voting Program: Key Features and Considerations

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On September 15, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a no-action letter approving a first-of-its-kind automatic voting program proposed by Exxon Mobil Corporation (“Exxon”). Exxon’s program enables its...more

Venable LLP

Maryland Law and Retail Voting Programs

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Recently, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") confirmed that it would not recommend enforcement action with respect to Exxon Mobil Corporation’s implementation of its...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Exxon Mobil Introduces Investor Voting Program to Increase Retail Participation

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Exxon Mobil Corporation (Exxon) has begun implementation of its retail voting program, following the receipt of no-action relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). In support of this program, Exxon will...more

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Why Ohio’s Congressional Redistricting is Still in the Headlines

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Legislative redistricting has sparked fierce partisan battles across the country for hundreds of years. It seems that after every census, Republicans and Democrats engage in a tug-of-war, looking to cement an advantage for...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Grants No-Action Relief for Retail Voting Program

On September 15, 2025, the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Office of Mergers & Acquisition issued a no-action letter to Exxon Mobil Corporation that allows for the adoption of a retail voting...more

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HOA Elections: Guidelines for a Fair and Legal Process

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The board of directors is tasked with making important decisions on behalf of the HOA, including managing the HOA's finances, adopting and enforcing rules and regulations, and overseeing the upkeep of common areas. The...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, September 8, 2025

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Lawmakers Return to Harrisburg as Amid Ongoing Budget Stalemate - As Pennsylvania’s budget impasse enters its tenth week, lawmakers return to Harrisburg with limited expectations for progress, while transit agencies and...more

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A Journey Through Subchapter S / A Review of The Not So Obvious & The Many Traps That Exist For The Unwary: Part XVII – A Brief...

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I have feverishly been reporting about provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and have left my multi-part series on Subchapter S adrift at sea. Accordingly, I want to sneak in one more article in this Subchapter S...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (8/18)

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Pritzker acts upon 269 bills, vetoes 2, signs 'lawsuit inferno' measure - “In a Friday announcement of the status of 269 bills, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation which led opponents to call Illinois a “Lawsuit...more

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La Consulta Popular

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En este episodio de "A Lo Legal En Par Minutos", Edwin Cortés, socio, y Rossi Cruz, abogada que se desempeña en la Corte Constitucional, conversan sobre la consulta popular, un mecanismo de participación ciudadana en Colombia...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Sittenfeld v. United States – Campaign Contributions as Crimes?

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The Supreme Court may soon accept a pivotal case – Sittenfeld v. United States – that could redefine when a political contribution becomes a crime. In this two-minute video, Caleb Burns discusses how the outcome of this case...more

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Takeovers Panel drops a suite of new considerations for voting intention statements

In the recent decision in Re Dropsuite Limited [2025] ATP 10, the Takeovers Panel concluded that a voting intention statement given by a substantial shareholder in the usual form was ‘ambiguous’ as to whether that shareholder...more

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New York Note: Early Voting Begins June 14

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Early voting for the NYC Primary will begin this Saturday, June 14 and conclude on Sunday, June 22. The primary election will be held on Tuesday, June 24. The primary will include races for the Mayor, Comptroller, Public...more

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