FEC UPDATE -
FEC Declines to Impose New Restriction on Joint Fundraising Committee Television Solicitations -
On October 10, the FEC considered whether joint fundraising committees may distribute television advertisements…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics
Under new rules that went into effect in 2024, certain business entities are now required to file Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) Reports with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) of the U.S. Department…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Taxation, Nonprofit Law
A State Supreme Court Justice in Syracuse found that the new state law moving town and county elections to even years violated the New York State Constitution. The constitutionality of this law, which was enacted last year with…
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/ Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics
Today, the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) considered three advisory opinion requests that will have a tremendous impact on fundraising efforts, election advertisements, and the use of campaign funds to pay for childcare and…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking
FEC Advisory Opinion Approves Federal Candidate Request to Add Super PAC to Joint Fundraising Committee -
In Advisory Opinion 2024-07, the FEC approved a request made by Team Graham, the principal campaign committee of…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking
In Advisory Opinion 2024-07, the FEC approved a request made by Team Graham, the principal campaign committee of Senator Lindsey Graham, to add a Super PAC to an existing joint fundraising committee named Graham Majority Fund. …
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking
Eighth Circuit Invalidates Missouri's Two-Year Lobbying Ban for Former Legislators and Staffers -
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated a Missouri state constitutional amendment that imposed a two-year lobbying ban…
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/ Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
By: Oliver Roberts and Jason Torchinsky On Thursday July 25, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it will “move forward with a proposal to implement new AI transparency requirements.” The FCC’s…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Elections & Politics
Holtzman Vogel attorneys wrote on the Supreme Court's landmark Loper Bright decision earlier this month. The Court overruled its 1984 decision in Chevron v. NRDC that introduced the so-called "Chevron deference" principle that…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics, Labor & Employment Law
A very unusual and historic week of political and legal events just preceded America’s Independence Day. The Supreme Court of the United States ended its term with pivotal decisions, including a number that affect former…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics
\On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo removing the requirement that federal courts defer to agency interpretations on matters of law. This decision overrules the…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
On July 1, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court released its opinion in Trump v. United States. The six-Justice majority concluded that the President of the United States is entitled to at least a presumption of immunity from criminal…
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/ Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Elections & Politics
In this month's In Compliance Round-Up, we cover the following topics:
Supreme Court Holds Federal Anti-Corruption Law Prohibits State and Local Officials from Accepting Bribes, But Not Gratuities -
Ethics Guidance Issued…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics
At the FEC’s May 1 open meeting, the Commission voted 4-1 to approve an advisory opinion requested by Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom (“NFRF”) that authorizes federal candidates and officeholders to solicit unlimited funds, at…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Elections & Politics
Arguing before the Supreme Court increasingly has become a specialty of an elite group of lawyers. A former Scalia judicial law clerk, Kannon Shanmugam has argued 38 cases at the court.
In this episode, Jan speaks with…
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/ Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics