MN Chamber of Commerce has challenged the state’s ban on contributions by “foreign-influenced” corporations, including any with 1% single foreign investor or 5% collectively. This and other state actions are covered in...
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Will Congress act on the LDA exception to FARA? Legislation passed in the U.S. Senate addresses only disclosure. See more at... https://t.co/0c2CeTOkFX
Nielsen Merksamer Announces Two Promotions: Jay Carson as partner and Victoria Rodriguez as associate help position law firm for continued success...https://t.co/kv1g7IN6R7
The CA FPPC will act on P2P regulations June 15 at 10 AM Pacific. Check out gifts accepted & declined by the new mayor of Los Angeles: https://t.co/0c2CeTOkFX
Biden’s veto allows the Labor Dept. to implement a rule which permits retirement plan fiduciaries to consider ESG factors. The SEC is soon expected to adopt ESG-related reporting obligations. Our EE blog provides more on ESG and CSR developments: https://t.co/VR5T7o28zs
California approved more changes to the Political Reform Act, ranging from disclaimers on campaign and issue ads, an expansion of the state’s pay-to-play law to all local officials and more. Our Essential Ethics has the basics. https://t.co/DKWuREVH56
Join Nielsen Merksamer’s Joel Aurora and other practitioners for an ABA webinar, TODAY, October 5th, examining the outcome of challenges to the campaign finances laws that were brought under Bonta. Click the link to register: https://t.co/nT6HgoGGQ4
At least one commissioner thinks SEC pay-to-play rules are too harsh as the agency approved fines regarding contributions in New York City and California. Read about it & recent law changes in Essential Ethics https://t.co/DKWuREVH56
Life just got easier for New York State lobbyists - new updates make the ethics training process more convenient & simple. Read more in Nielsen Merksamer's Essential Ethics: https://t.co/Xj97Jm8mrh #NewYork#NYlobby#ethics
One the Sidelines or Taking Sides: Join Jason Kaune at ABA’s Annual Business Law Section Meeting, collaborating with prominent professionals and scholars on corporate involvement in elections. Click the link to register: https://t.co/lGdkePqdyh @ABANEWS
At the PLI we reviewed the JACK Act, under which certain crimes must be disclosed by federal lobbyists. Massachusetts takes it a step further, barring a lobbyist from registering due to a federal criminal. Read more in Essential Ethics https://t.co/Xj97JlRjph
As nonprofits become more active in campaigns, a cautionary tale springs forward in Colorado. Read more in Nielsen Merksamer’s Essential Ethics https://t.co/xAnR5quh1z
Join Nielsen Merksamer's Jason Kaune & Elli Abdoli along with expert faculty from the FEC, DOJ & more at @PractLawInst Corporate Political Activities 2022 program to discuss the foundational laws & issues related to compliance challenges. Register here: https://t.co/V5WL7Q9vK4
A NYS Board of Elections settlement concerning “housekeeping accounts” stands as a good reminder about the importance of transmittal letters. Read more in Nielsen Merksamer's Essential Ethics: https://t.co/Xj97Jm8mrh #campaignfinance
Technological shortcomings lead the Commission on Ethics & Public Trust of Miami-Dade County, FL to exercise discretion in regard to enforcing its revised ordinance, Read more in Nielsen Merskamer's Essential Ethics https://t.co/UyqsjOr8yK #lobbying#governmentethics
See how federal ethics laws are applied in real world situations: @TheJusticeDept released their annual Conflict of Interest Prosecution Survey for 2021. Read more in Nielsen Merksamer's #EssentialEthics https://t.co/Xj97Jm8mrh #ethicslaws
Federal judge dismisses Alaska campaign finance challenge while servers crash in Texas...and more in Nielsen Merksamer's Essential Ethics https://t.co/Xj97Jm8mrh #campaigndisclosure#campaignfinace
Join Nieslen Merksamer’s Jason Kaune & other leading professionals on 8/3 for a one-hour briefing, as an introduction to the annual PLI Corporate Political Activity conference, summarizing federal candidate & PAC campaign law. Click the link to register https://t.co/eVVzl6dYKK
@FEC released an advice letter clarifying nonconnected committees and Alabama SOS clears up Federal PAC reporting in the state. Read more in Nielsen Merksamer’s #EssentialEthics https://t.co/xAnR5qLk3z #PACS#Campgainfinance
California joins other states in allowing cryptocurrency campaign contributions and more in Nielsen Merksamer’s #EssentialEthics https://t.co/Xj97Jm8mrh #cryptocurrency#FPPC