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U.S. federal law regulating political campaign spending and fundraising
Candidates for Congress currently are required to attest they are U.S. citizens to meet constitutional eligibility, but there is no routine, statutory public requirement that they disclose any additio...
Not enacting the leaves current gaps in candidate transparency intact — there would be no new legal requirement forcing candidates to disclose foreign citizenship on campaign filings . That choice pre...
Watchdog groups such as Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) build FEC complaints by identifying apparent statutory or regulatory failures, assembling documentary evidence and l...
U.S. campaign finance law bars foreign nationals from directly or indirectly contributing money or "things of value" to federal, state, or local elections, imposes limits and disclosure requirements, ...
Legal consequences for financing unlawful January 6 activity could range from campaign‑finance violations and criminal charges to civil liability and increased regulatory scrutiny; much depends on the...
A protest and a political campaign occupy different under U.S. law: a protest is protected primarily as expressive conduct under the First Amendment, while a political campaign is an organized, electi...