LAW - 904 Law of Elections: Lobbying and Political Advocacy

(2 hrs)

Surveys the major sources of regulation applicable to political advocacy, from the tax rules covering nonprofit organizations to federal and state campaign finance rules, with a focus on recent Supreme Court decisions and their impact on future efforts to regulate in this area. Approaches to public financing of elections will be considered in light of these decisions. The course will also review special rules applicable to unions and the use of government ethics rules and other status-based restrictions will be considered. Finally, the course will consider more recent approaches to political regulation including shareholder rights, pay-to-play regulations, and FCC disclosure rules. Schadler, Trister Fall