State AG Pulse | An Early Peek At the 2026 State AG Elections
Sittenfeld v. United States – Campaign Contributions as Crimes?
The VA Primary – A Bellwether For the Country?
What Every Law Firm Leader Can Learn from Law Day and the Perkins Coie Ruling: On Record PR
Early Returns Podcast with Jan Baran - Brody Mullins: Goldilocks and the Wolves of K Street, A Historical Account of Lobbying in the U.S.
A Look Ahead to the 2024 State AG Elections From DAGA President Sean Rankin — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
(Podcast) The Briefing: Trump Train Derailed In “Electric Avenue” Copyright Lawsuit
The Briefing: Trump Train Derailed In “Electric Avenue” Copyright Lawsuit
(Podcast) The Briefing: “Hold On” – You Can’t Use That Music in Your Presidential Campaign
The Briefing: “Hold On” – You Can’t Use That Music in Your Presidential Campaign
Crypto & Politics: Insights from Former Congressman David McIntosh
Raising Money for Federal Candidates
State AG Pulse | Everybody Comes From Somewhere
Ambassador Jim Gilmore: From the Popular Virginia Car Tax Reimbursements to Current Foreign Affairs
State AG Pulse | Swinging Through the Rust Belt, the Sun Belt and the South
State AG Pulse | High Profile Candidates, Big Issues Dominate in the NC Race
State AG Pulse | The Election of the Double Haters
Election Year Compliance Tips for Nonprofit Organizations
2024 Elections: The Race for the White House and Congress
RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance New York: Brooklyn construction executive Erden Arkan was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay $27,500 in fines and...more
RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - Arizona: A Democrat student PAC has filed a complaint alleging Turning Point Action and Turning Point PAC violated Arizona’s...more
Supreme Court Preview: NRSC v. FEC - On June 30, 2025, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear what may be the most significant campaign finance case since Citizens United freed corporate entities to spend...more
Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance Maine: A federal judge struck down Maine’s 2024 voter-approved law capping contributions to super PACs at $5,000 and requiring disclosure of all donors contributing to independent...more
In this jaw-dropping episode of Wicked Coin, hosts Diana Shaw and Tatiana Sainati are joined by their Wiley colleague Rob Walker – former Chief Counsel to both the House and Senate Ethics Committees – for an unflinching look...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
‘I have work to do,’ Pritzker says in launching third-term reelection bid -“Pritzker said his third term would focus on grappling with artificial intelligence, addressing the rising cost of living, continued spending on...more
Ethics legislation stalls in Springfield as Senate president tries ‘brazen’ move that would have helped his election case - “In the closing hours of the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session, Senate President Don Harmon...more
RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES- Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - Donald Trump directed the Justice Department to investigate ActBlue for potentially illegal campaign donations, but his...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
RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES - Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - Hawaii: Hawaii lawmakers are working to outlaw political donations from people who win government contracts....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
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
House Organizes (Finally!) - After more than three weeks of Democrat members boycotting session to deny quorum and multiple lawsuits playing out in the Court system, the DFL and GOP leaders of the Minnesota House of...more
The following summarizes periodic pay-to-play reporting requirements under laws in Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Rhode Island. Certain companies must file reports regarding their business...more
RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES -Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - Georgia: The voting rights group founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams and its affiliated action fund were fined $300,000 on January 14,...more
Businesses that deal with Canada’s public sector face growing compliance obligations as rules related to supplier integrity, foreign influence and election finance evolve. These changes reflect policymakers’ efforts to...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
Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - On November 26, 2024, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) published in the Federal Register a Notification of Availability of a Petition for Rulemaking in response to a Petition...more
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
Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance At its open meeting on October 10, 2024, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) approved an advisory opinion concluding that Congresswoman Nanette Barragán may use campaign funds to pay...more
Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - Florida: After more than two weeks of trial, jurors found former Republican State Senator Frank Artiles guilty of most of the charges in a “ghost candidate” scheme....more