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
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
7/15/2025
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Campaign Contributions ,
Campaign Finance Reform ,
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Enforcement Actions ,
Ethics ,
Federal Elections ,
Financial Services Industry ,
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Political Campaigns ,
SCOTUS ,
Voting Rights
The Trump Administration is set to bring unprecedented changes to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). With the potential to nominate five new commissioners and an executive order asserting direct authority over the FEC's...more
Originally published in Bloomberg Law - March 17th, 2021. Since the Jan. 6 insurgency at the U.S. Capitol, several corporations and law firms announced they would suspend donations from their political action committees....more
I. Biden-Harris Transition Team Ethics Plan and Code of Ethical Conduct - During his candidacy, President-elect Joe Biden was the first presidential candidate to be statutorily obligated to file a transition team ethics plan...more