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Tenth Circuit rejects First Amendment challenge to FEC disclosure requirements

In Free Speech v. Federal Election Commission, the Tenth Circuit rejected a First Amendment challenge to several FEC regulations defining what groups must disclose information about their donors. A federal statute, 2 U.S.C. § 434(c) requires anyone who makes “independent … Continue reading

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Tenth Circuit gives broad interpretation to whistleblower protections of Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Last week, in Lockheed Martin Corporation v. Administrative Review Board, DOL (June 4, 2013), the Tenth Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Michael Murphy, dealt a blow to business interests who had been arguing for a narrow interpretation of the whistleblower protections … Continue reading

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