A Wisconsin resident has brought a federal lawsuit challenging the state law that restricts individual political contributions to candidates and committees to $10,000 in a calendar year. As alleged in the complaint in the case, captioned Young v. Vocke, the aggregate limit is so low that if an individual
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June 2013
DOJ Files First Real Lobbying Disclosure Act Enforcement Action
By Robert Kelner on
Posted in Enforcement, Lobbying Compliance
On Friday, June 7, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia filed what appears to be the first ever complaint in a Lobbying Disclosure Act (“LDA”) enforcement action that was not the product of a negotiated settlement. While there have been a small handful of settled enforcement actions…
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FEC General Counsel Tony Herman Returns to Covington
By Robert Kelner on
Posted in Campaign Finance
We are pleased to report that our former partner Tony Herman, who left the firm in 2011 to become General Counsel of the Federal Election Commission, will be returning to the firm. The firm formally announced Tony’s expected return today. We look forward to Tony’s involvement in our Election and…
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Non-Profit Donor Disclosure Rules in New York Are Now In Effect
By Derek Lawlor on
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced today that he has adopted regulations requiring non-profits engaging in certain electioneering activity in New York, including 501(c)(4) organizations, to disclose their donors. We previously wrote on the proposed rules, which after a series of public hearings, have been slightly modified and adopted…
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