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The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the government from making laws respecting the establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech... more +
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the government from making laws respecting the establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech or the press, preventing citizens from peacefully assembling, or interfering with citizens' ability to petition the government for redress of their grievances. The First Amendment is one of the most sacred aspects of the American legal tradition and has spawned a vast body of jurisprudence and commentary. less -
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In-Compliance: Holtzman Vogel's May 2025 Political Law Round-Up

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DOJ Declines to Defend Party Coordinated Expenditure Limits Before Supreme Court, Urges Court to Invalidate Limits - On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) responded to the petition for writ of certiorari...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 6, Issue 1

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Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance California: The City of Oxnard, California’s 2020 campaign finance limitations violate the First Amendment because the provisions—which appear to target a political outsider—are not...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 5, Issue 35

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Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday, November 18, 2024, to hear a challenge based on constitutional free speech protections to a voter-approved measure in Alaska that requires...more

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Sixth Circuit Temporarily Stays Preliminary Injunction Against Ohio Foreign National Ban

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On September 24, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit temporarily stayed a preliminary injunction, previously issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, against a portion of Ohio’s...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 5, Issue 26

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 5, Issue 24

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 5, Issue 12

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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Election Season in the Workplace: Employers’ Essential FAQs for 2024

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The coming election year promises to be turbulent, and your workplace will not be immune from the challenges that are sure to face us. What do you need to know about your rights and responsibilities as an employer now that...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 4, Issue 50

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 4, Issue 25

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RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES - We read the news, cut through the noise and provide you the notes. Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 4, Issue 22

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 4, Issue 17

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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California Bill Banning Foreign-Influenced Business Entity Contributions Advances Despite Dubious Constitutionality

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Last December, I wrote about  AB 83 (Lee & Kalra), which would enact the "Get Foreign Money Out of California Elections Act".    The California Political Reform Act already forbids a foreign government or foreign principal...more

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Has The Legislature Forgotten Citizens United And The First Amendment?

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More than a decade ago, the United States Supreme Court held that government restrictions on independent political expenditures by corporations and labor unions violated the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution....more

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Recent Supreme Court ruling shakes up campaign finance law and leaves future restrictions in doubt

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Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) was unconstitutional. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) challenged the law as unconstitutional following his...more

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Supreme Court Decides Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate

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On May 16, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Federal Election Comm’n v. Ted Cruz for Senate, No. 21-12, holding that the federal statute that prohibits repaying campaign-finance loans over $250,000 with money raised after...more

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Alaska Eliminates Individual Contribution Limits

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The Alaska Public Offices Commission declined to adopt contribution limits following last summer’s Ninth Circuit decision invalidating the state’s previous limits. The court struck down Alaska’s prior $500 per year limit on...more

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The Supreme Court - July 1, 2021

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Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, No. 19-1257: The Democratic National Committee and other affiliates brought a suit challenging two Arizona voting restrictions as violating §2 of the Voting Rights Act (“VRA”)....more

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The IEs are Coming: Regulated-Industry Companies Now Free to Make Independent Expenditures in NJ

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Late yesterday, the United States District Court of the District of New Jersey held that a century-old statute “does not ban any entity from making independent expenditures” in New Jersey. The decision comes just in time for...more

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Political and Controversial Activity in the Workplace [More with McGlinchey Ep. 11]

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Election season is in full swing and the climate is certainly charged. In this episode of “More with McGlinchey,” Labor and Employment attorneys Mag Bickford, Rasch Brown, Camille Bryant, and Kathy Conklin discuss employees’...more

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Compliance Notes – Vol. 1, Issue 19

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes, and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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Compliance Notes – Vol. 1, Issue 9

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Welcome to Volume 1, Issue 9 of Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes, and court cases involving campaign finance,...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Bid to Review Dismissal of Challenge to Pay-To-Play Rule

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On January 13, 2020, the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari to an appeal of a June 2019 order from the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that dismissed an action seeking to invalidate certain...more

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Supreme Court Decides Thompson v. Hebdon

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On November 25, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Thompson v. Hebdon holding that, in considering whether caps on individual campaign contributions violate the First Amendment, courts must compare the cap to others upheld...more

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Best in Law: Political Speech Restrictions

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The First Amendment guarantees the right to petition the government, which includes the right to participate in elections. These protections apply to individuals and businesses involved in paid and unpaid advocacy. ...more

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