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California lobbyist and firm fined for coalition letter

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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January 24 2013

In December 2012, the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) fined lobbyist Lori Kammerer and her firm Kammerer and Company for

New Mexico adopts contribution limits for candidates and committees after 2010 election

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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May 6 2009

On April 2, 2009, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed a bill into law that would for the first time set contribution limits for a broad range of candidates and political committees in New Mexico

A trail blazed too far? Oregon reins in reach of ethics law

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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May 6 2009

Concerned that previous reform efforts from the 2007 session had created a large number of headaches, Oregon legislators last month passed a new law revising portions of the state's ethics code, although most changes will not become effective until January 1, 2010

FEC deadlocks on $2 for $1 PAC charitable matching program

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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May 6 2009

By a vote of three to three (with four votes necessary for approval), the Federal Election Commission (FEC) failed to reach an agreement last month on an advisory opinion that would have expanded a corporation's ability to encourage PAC participation through a charitable matching program

FEC fines corporation for fundraising expenses not paid in advance

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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September 11 2009

On June 3, 2009, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) entered into a conciliation agreement with Worth & Company, Inc. (Worth) detailing violations of the federal campaign finance laws in connection with a fundraising event held by Worth for congressional candidate Tom Manion

A trap for the unwary: corporate aggregation rules in the states for political contributions

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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September 11 2009

Where permitted by state law, direct corporate contributions are often a simpler means of contributing to candidates and political parties than political action committee (PAC) contributions

FEC opinion addresses solicitations by parent corporation with different types of subsidiaries

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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March 13 2009

On February 12, the FEC issued an advisory opinion on corporate solicitations to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group and three of its wholly owned subsidiaries: the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Washington State tightens eligibility requirements for out-of-state committees

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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July 8 2009

At its May 28, 2009, meeting, the Washington Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) adopted an emergency rule identifying a specific set of criteria with which a political committee must comply in order to become an "out-of-state political committee" under Washington law

Supreme Court suggests possibility for expanded protection of corporate speech by setting Citizens United for reargument

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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July 8 2009

In an unusual move, the Supreme Court did not issue an opinion in Citizens United v. FEC before leaving for its traditional summer recess

House Ethics Committee chides the OCE and qualifies the authority of the House Ethics Manual

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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November 9 2009

On October 29, 2009, the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (the Ethics Committee) released a report finding that Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) committed no ethics violations in connection with an invitation extended to Mr. Brooks Hurst, a co-investor in renewable fuel cooperatives with the Representative's wife, to testify at a Committee on Small Business hearing on the renewable fuels industry

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