Campaign finance, super PACs and independent expenditures are hot topics any year—especially one with a hotly contested election. Several key CLE courses provide in-depth explanations on important aspects that pave the way to election day.

Check out these courses that delve into election issues:

1. Campaign Finance and Political Activities discusses federal rules for making campaign contributions, and it explores simple solutions for an organization such as creating a federal political action committee (PAC) to communicating with employees.
2. Political Law Compliance Overview introduces political compliance issues and helps to explain rules that apply to interactions with the government, from lobbying disclosure to rules on gifts.
3. Lobbying and Campaign Finance: A Primer examines the constitutional authority of lobbying and the threshold activities required before lobbyists are obligated to make disclosures under both state and federal laws.
4. State and Federal Lobbying Activities reviews issues when a company, association or nonprofit is involved in state and federal lobbying. It covers registration and reporting, and it reviews how activities may be considered lobbying in different jurisdictions.
5. Advanced Political Activities: Independent Expenditures and Super PACs explains independent expenditures, who may fund them and when they must be reported. It also examines exactly what a super PAC is and how it differs from a traditional PAC.
6. McCutcheon v. FEC:  Summary and Implications. Experts explain this landmark decision that struck down aggregate campaign finance limits under the Federal Election Campaign Act.