No Quorum, No Problem? Navigating the FEC Freeze
A New Era at the Federal Election Commission?
Early Returns Podcast: FEC Commissioner Trey Trainor – Understanding and Respecting the Federal Election Commission
Video: Artificial Intelligence Use in Political Campaigns
Early Returns Law and Politics with Jan Baran: Sean Cooksey Shares FEC Menu for 2024
The “Wild West” of AI Use In Campaigns
Early Returns Law and Politics with Jan Baran: Bradley Smith – Deregulating Political Speech Through Campaign Finance
Early Returns with Jan Baran Podcast: There's a New Chair in Town – Dara Lindenbaum and the FEC Agenda Looking Towards 2024
Early Returns Podcast - Jan Baran, Jessica Furst Johnson and Jason Torchinsky - Political Lawyers Take a Deeper Dive into 2022 Elections and Look Ahead to 2024
[Podcast] A Conversation with FEC Commissioner Shana Broussard
Primary Elections and Campaign Finance: Ten Things to Know
H.R. 1 – The Impact on the FEC
On June 30, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States Granted Certiorari to Seven Cases: M & K Employee Solutions, LLC v. Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund, No. 23-1209: This case interprets a provision of the...more
The FEC is down a quorum – but what does that mean for PACs, enforcement, and your compliance obligations? In this short video, Wiley's Mark Renaud breaks down the risks, the potential silver linings, and why staying...more
RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance The Federal Election Commission (FEC) concluded in Advisory Opinion 2025-07 that the Libertarian Party organizations in Idaho,...more
RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES - Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance The Federal Election Commission (FEC) will soon lose its ability to enforce and regulate campaign finance laws, NOTUS reported...more
Key Takeaways - - After Commissioner Allen Dickerson's departure, the FEC, a six-member agency, is left with three commissioners. - Because actions pertaining to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 require a four-vote...more
RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES - Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance The Federal Election Commission (FEC) approved two advisory opinions at its March 27, 2025, open meeting....more
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
We recently covered executive order 14215, titled “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” the second Trump administration’s most straightforward attack on the discretion of what it called “so-called independent regulatory...more
RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES - Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - National Democrats filed suit Friday, February 28, 2025, to stave off what they say could be President Donald Trump’s...more
In a letter dated January 31, 2025, President Trump informed FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub that she is "hereby removed as a Member of the Federal Election Commission, effective immediately.” Weintraub made the letter public in...more
RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES - Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - On February 13, 2025, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) made public an advisory opinion request from the Democratic Party...more
New federal campaign contribution limits have been announced by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Per the requirements of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, the FEC must adjust certain federal contribution...more
RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - The Federal Election Commission (FEC) made public an advisory opinion request from Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a member of the U.S....more
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) announced increased federal contribution limits for the 2025-2026 election cycle. Certain adjustments, indexed for inflation, are made in odd-numbered years only....more
Last week, the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) announced updated contribution limits for the 2025–2026 election cycle. The updated “per-election, per-candidate” contribution limits are effective from November 6, 2024 to...more
On January 30, 2025, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) released new, inflation-adjusted contribution limits for the 2025-2026 election cycle. Federal law limits the amounts and sources of campaign contributions from...more
The Federal Election Commission announced updated contribution limits for the 2025-2026 election cycle...more
This week, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) released updated limits on contributions to candidate and national party committees for the 2025-2026 election cycle. These contribution limits are indexed to inflation and...more
Supreme Court Lifts Fifth Circuit’s Corporate Transparency Act Injunction; Second District Court Enjoins Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule and Requirements Remain Fluid - On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court...more
As published in the Federal Register on January 30, 2025, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has followed the statutory dictates and raised the federal individual contribution limits to account for inflation. The new...more
Today, the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) released increased contribution limits for the 2025-2026 election cycle. The increased limits apply to contributions from individuals and non-multicandidate PACs to federal...more
In this episode, Jan Baran speaks with the Vice Chair of the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”), Trey Trainor. Born and raised in Texas, Commissioner Trainor discusses his career, his route to the FEC, the tracking of...more
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is seeking comments on a proposed new rule that allows contributors to request the agency redact their personal information from reports disclosed on its website....more
A Lookback at the Federal Election Commission in 2024 by: Matt Petersen - Now that the presidential election has concluded and 2024 is drawing to a close, it is worth looking back at one of the most consequential years for...more
Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - The Federal Election Commission (FEC) elected Vice Chair Ellen L. Weintraub as Chair and Commissioner James E. “Trey” Trainor, III as Vice Chairman for 2025 at its open meeting on...more