Attorneys specializing in elections and political law handle cases involving not just election financing or campaigns such as campaign contribution limits, but also important matters such as election fraud and the framework under which political parties may organize. Click on the links below to discover more about scandals involving corporate campaign contributions or a primer on how lobbyists are regulated both on a state and federal level. Ethics regulations are also covered in this section, touching on matters such as when a public official may or may not accept a personal gift and what the reporting requirements are when lobbyists give personalized plaques or trophies to government officials.
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Election and Political Law Articles
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Campaign Contributions
Many corporations avoid any participation in federal elections, but corporate funds may be lawfully used in several meaningful ways in the political process, a topic of discussion in this article by FindLaw.
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Using AD Rule 9785 Regain Medical Control in California
FindLaw's examination of California regulations governing the regular reporting requirements for providers in Workers' Compensation cases.
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Election Law, Government Ethics & Lobbying
Findlaw's discussion of election law and campaign ethics: the laws regulating the activities of those who participate in election campaigns, hold public office and/or lobby government.
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Federal Election Commission Approves New Rule to Streamline Enforcement of Disclosure Reporting, Impose Mandatory Fines for Late Filing and Non-Reporting
On May 11, 2000, the Federal Election Commission (FEC or Commission) approved a final rule that establishes a sliding scale of automatic fines for candidates and political committees that fail to file required disclosure reports, or do not file ...
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Civil Rights: Rule Prohibiting Use Of Candidate's Name Or Likeliness In Communications By Corporation 45 Days Prior To An Election, Unless Corporation Uses Segregated Funds For Such Communications, He
Plaintiff Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Michigan ("PPAM") sought a preliminary injunction to prevent the enforcement of Rule 169.39(b) of the Michigan Administrative Code as unconstitutional. The rule prohibited the use of a candidate's name or ...
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U.S. Reaction to Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's Resignation
Following his party's significant losses in Japan's parliamentary elections held on July 12, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto resigned the following day. Briefing reporters on Monday, White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry commented on the "close ...
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Marking Country of Origin
CONTENTS: Return to Contents.Is it necessary for the words "made in" or "product of" to precede the name of the country of origin? The phrase "made in" is required only in the case where the name of any locality other than the country or locality in ...
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Have You Talked to Your Audit Committee Lately? The evolving role of the audit committee in a post-Enron world
In the wake of the Enron scandal and the resulting focus on corporate governance and financial reporting, the role of the public company audit committee continues to evolve. Today's audit committees are under enormous pressure to expand their roles ...
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Bulletin, Bulletin, Bulletin: Chicago's Daley Re-elected
Meanwhile, in a seemingly-unrelated story, on February 23 Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley was re-elected. So? Well, money managers and stock exchanges donated more than $90,000.00 to his re-election campaign. Eight of the money managers actually ...
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Snyder's Law of Unintended Consequences
As the Los Angeles Times reported last week, the convictions of former council member and prominent local lobbyist Art Snyder were overturned by a state appellate court. But for some otherwise unrelated decisions made by a host of well-intentioned ...