Dentons’ Political Law Playbook is a monthly update on the most important developments in the areas of political law, government ethics, campaign finance, lobbying and election law. Each edition of Political Law Playbook will cast a spotlight on the unique issues at the intersection of law, policy and politics and give you a window into how the Dentons Political Law, Ethics and Disclosure team can help you navigate the compliance challenges you face.

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Political Law Playbook – April 2025

April 30, 2025

United States: Welcome to the April edition of the Political Law Playbook. This edition’s federal coverage features the recent Executive Order (“EO”) signed by President Trump relating to the administration of federal elections, as well as a partial halting of some of its provisions by a federal judge. At the state level, our coverage highlights some recent legal decisions relating to both election results in North Carolina, as well as control over the state’s electoral process.

Political Law Playbook – March 2025

March 31, 2025

United States: Welcome to the March edition of the Political Law Playbook. This edition’s federal coverage features the Federal Election Commission’s (“FEC”) ruling that Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) did not run afoul of federal campaign finance laws when his podcast syndicator made contributions to a Super PAC aligned with the Senator.

Political Law Playbook – February 2025

February 26, 2025

Welcome to the February edition of the Political Law Playbook. This month’s federal coverage features new Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) contribution limits, and the resignation and termination of two respective FEC commissioners. In addition, former US Senator Bob Menendez has recently been sentenced after previously being found guilty of bribery, fraud, and illegal foreign-agent offenses.

Political Law Playbook – January 2025

January 30, 2025

Happy new year and welcome to the January 2025 edition of the Political Law Playbook. All of us here at Dentons hope you had a wonderful holiday season. This month’s newsletter comes to you on the heels of President Trump’s inauguration, and with a new administration comes a different political landscape.

Political Law Playbook – December 2024

December 20, 2024

Welcome to the December 2024 edition of the Political Law Playbook, and happy holidays from all of us here at Dentons. This edition’s federal coverage includes the Federal Election Commission’s (“FEC”) recent request for comments on a proposed rulemaking to address contributions made through certain types of electronic payments and the Commission’s assessment of a nearly $100,000 fine against a Senate campaign as part of a conciliation agreement reached with the committee for admitted campaign finance violations.

Political Law Playbook – November 2024

November 27, 2024

Welcome to the November 2024 edition of the Political Law Playbook. Undeniably, the biggest news since our last edition is the election of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States.

Political Law Playbook – October 2024

October 30, 2024

Welcome to the October 2024 edition of the Political Law Playbook, coming to you just days before the November 5th general election. This edition’s federal coverage includes two recent campaign finance court decisions released by the Sixth and Eleventh Circuits, respectively.

Political Law Playbook – September 2024

September 27, 2024

Welcome to the September 2024 edition of the Political Law Playbook, which comes to you approximately 40 days before the November general election. This edition’s federal coverage features a recent legislative effort to police the political contribution fundraising platform, ActBlue, and the Federal Communication Commission’s (“FCC”) decision to extend the comment period for its proposed rules regulating artificial intelligence (“AI”) in political communications.

Political Law Playbook – August 2024

August 28, 2024

Welcome to the abridged August version of the Political Law Playbook as we say goodbye to summer, and hello to what is sure to be an interesting presidential election season.

Political Law Playbook – July 2024

July 31, 2024

Welcome to the July 2024 edition of the Political Law Playbook. Of particular note in this month’s federal coverage is a recent federal court’s ruling that the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) erred in dismissing a “watchdog” group’s complaint alleging that Hilary Clinton’s presidential campaign committee violated federal campaign finance law by accepting millions of dollars of undisclosed coordinated contributions from an outside group.

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