Foreign Agents Registration Act

Over the last several weeks, Texas, Louisiana, and Nebraska have enacted so called “baby” Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA”) laws aimed at regulating foreign-influenced political activity in the states.  There has been a trend in state legislatures over the last year to propose laws that apply to foreign-influenced political activity…

Continue Reading Texas, Louisiana, and Nebraska Enact “Baby” FARA Laws

Over the past several months, several states have introduced bills that mirror the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA”). There has been a trend in the states to propose so-called “baby FARA” laws that apply to foreign-influenced political activity in the states, though the proposals vary in the scope of…

Continue Reading Arkansas Governor Signs Baby FARA Law

The New York Times, earlier this month, reported that “secret ledgers” in Ukraine show $12.7 million in cash payments designated for former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort from Ukraine’s pro-Russian political party. Days later, the Associated Press reported that Manafort helped the pro-Russian party “secretly route…
Continue Reading Have We Reached A FARA “Tipping Point”?

Two public relations firms have filed documents with the Department of Justice revealing that they provided public relations and media services in the United States for the government of Ecuador without being registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), as that law requires.  These firms are the latest in…
Continue Reading Two More Public Relations Firms Trip Over the Foreign Agents Registration Act