Political Activity Law

Recent Posts from Political Activity Law

• ABA panel on lobbying and campaign finance law

  As I first noted here, on Friday the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section Fall Meeting held a panel discussion today, “New Developments in Lobbying Laws and Campaign Finance.”  The panel included Stateside Associates’ Mark…

• The day President Ford signed the law establishing the Federal Election Commission

  October 15, 1974, 4:19 – 4:32:  The President participated in a signing ceremony for S. 3044, The Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974. This information is from the Daily Diary of President Gerald R.…

• The internet and Plouffe’s The Audacity to Win

  Colin Delany has read The Audacity to Win and summarized its references to the Obama campaign’s groundbreaking use of the internet here.  I plan to read the book soon, but this summary on these important…

• Healthy healthcare lobbying spending

  Reuters has the latest figures on healthcare industry spending on lobbying activities.

• Citizens United: When?

• ABA panel discussed Citizens United, honest services fraud, and tough Canadian lobbying laws

  The American Bar Association’s Business Law Section Fall Meeting held a panel discussion today, “New Developments in Lobbying Laws and Campaign Finance.”  The panel included Stateside Associates’ Mark Anderson, Wiley Rein’s Jan Baran, Foley &…

• Sen. Feingold’s statement on Federal Election Commission’s travel rules

  Sen. Feingold released this statement today.

• Senate Ethics Committee sends Sen. Burris a qualified letter of admonition

  The letter is here.

• Pennsylvania Casino Association’s compliance with state lobbying law at issue

  The Post reports that the Pennsylvania Casino Association is being questioned about its status as a lobbying organization under state law. More than 1,000 people and organizations are registered with the Pennsylvania Department of State…

• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case dropped

  The Department of Justice announced that charges against Statoil ASA have been dropped. After three years of satisfying obligations under a deferred prosecution agreement, the charges against Statoil ASA for violating the anti-bribery and accounting…