Updates

Effective September 28, 2024, registered lobbyists are prohibited from making any campaign contributions to the mayor or a mayoral candidate in Chicago. The contribution ban extends to business [...]

            The Sixth Circuit lifted an injunction barring enforcement of Ohio’s recently passed ban on non-citizen contributions to ballot measures and candidates on Tuesday.  The law is [...]

Two weeks after a California bill restricting the use of political deepfakes was signed into law, a federal judge temporarily blocked it, writing that it likely violates the First Amendment.

Governor Newsom passed a series of laws targeting election deepfakes that will require labels on political advertisements generated by AI and social media platforms to block deceptive content [...]

The Sixth Circuit has struck down an appeal to overturn federal limits on a political parties’ expenditure in campaign contributions, citing the U.S. Supreme Court, instead of them, must be the [...]

Artin Berjikly, former senior FPPC Commission counsel, has been appointed the first Director of the Anaheim Ethics Division who will work under the City Attorney to provide guidance and [...]

Following a nearly year-long process to establish a formal lobbying ordinance for those seeking to influence city matters, the Sarasota City Commission has voted down the measure, instead [...]

The Seventh Circuit has issued instructions to permanently enjoin Indiana’s campaign contribution limits for independent expenditures despite the State’s refusal to enforce them as the Indiana [...]

Miami’s August 20, 2024 ballot will feature a proposal to close its existing Auditor General’s office and establish a new Inspector General’s office with expanded powers to investigate ethical [...]

An initiative reforming San Diego’s Ethics Commission through funding, appointment, and rulemaking changes will be featured on the ballot in November following a City Council vote approving the [...]