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Foreign Agents Registration Act
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Global Policy Watch
DOJ Issues Press Release Regarding Liability for Unregistered Foreign Agents
By Robert Kelner, Brian D. Smith, Alex Langton
Today the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued an unusual press release that may signal stepped up enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA”). In the press release, DOJ reminded the…
Inside Political Law
DOJ Signals it will Move Forward with Significant Revisions to FARA Regulations
By Robert Kelner, Zachary G. Parks, Brian D. Smith, Derek Lawlor, Andrew Garrahan, Alex Langton, Elizabeth Upton Duncan
In an August 2026 Unified Agenda entry, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) stated that it intends to complete its long-running effort to revise the regulations implementing the Foreign Agents Registration Act…
Government Enforcement, Compliance & Investigations Report
Nebraska, Texas, and Other States Enact Foreign Influence Laws That Could Impact Businesses and Other Organizations
By Todd Gee, Grant Leach, Abraham Souza, Laura Higbee
In the last year, Nebraska, Texas, and other states have passed foreign influence laws requiring disclosure of lobbying and other advocacy activities on behalf of foreign actors. Although these so-called…
Global Policy Watch
State FARA Laws Pose Unique Constitutional Challenges
By Alex Langton
In 2025, Texas, Nebraska, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma enacted state-level foreign agent registration and disclosure regimes that were loosely modeled on the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act. And in the first…
Inside Political Law
State FARA Laws Pose Unique Constitutional Challenges
By Alex Langton
In 2025, Texas, Nebraska, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma enacted state-level foreign agent registration and disclosure regimes that were loosely modeled on the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act. And in the first…
Global Policy Watch
Covington Releases Updated Version of “FARA: A Guide for the Perplexed”
By Robert Kelner, Brian D. Smith, Zachary G. Parks, Derek Lawlor, Alex Langton, Elizabeth Upton Duncan
In 2018, Covington published the original version of its widely read primer on the Foreign Agents Registration Act, “FARA: A Guide for the Perplexed.” We have updated this primer periodically.…
Inside Political Law
Covington Releases Updated Version of “FARA: A Guide for the Perplexed”
By Robert Kelner, Brian D. Smith, Zachary G. Parks, Derek Lawlor, Alex Langton, Elizabeth Upton Duncan
In 2018, Covington published the original version of its widely read primer on the Foreign Agents Registration Act, “FARA: A Guide for the Perplexed.” We have updated this primer periodically.…
Inside Political Law
Senator Grassley Introduces Legislation Requiring Disclosure of Foreign Third‑Party Litigation Funding
By Alex Langton
Earlier this month, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced the Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2026, which would impose significant new disclosure obligations on third‑party litigation funding in major federal civil…
Inside Political Law
Senate Advances Bills To Broaden Foreign Agent Disclosures in Lobbying Reports
By Robert Kelner, Zachary G. Parks, Alex Langton, Samuel Klein
Shortly before adjourning for 2025, the Senate passed two bills to broaden disclosure and registration requirements related to the regulation of foreign agents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA”)…
Global Policy Watch
DOJ Posts (then Takes Down) Seventeen New Advisory Opinions Regarding the Foreign Agents Registration Act
By Robert Kelner, Brian D. Smith, Alex Langton
Following an announcement last month that the White House intends to deploy the Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA”) to investigate persons with foreign ties that “foment political violence,” the FARA Unit of…