Political Law is an established legal practice area generally covering the intersection of politics and law.

Political law (or political activity law[1]) includes laws at the federal and state level involving campaign finance rules (how campaigns for elective office are funded and executed), the practice of lobbying and lobbying disclosure, gifts to officeholders and government executives, lobbyist contribution rules, and legislative and executive branch ethics codes. Political law encompasses the application of these laws to individuals, corporations (including nonprofit corporations), labor organizations, partnerships, limited liability companies, cooperatives, political action committees, political campaigns, candidates for office, government officials (both elected and appointed), political parties, outside groups, independent groups, and other entities (such as so-called "527" organizations). As noted above, political law encompasses a number of practice areas, such as campaign finance law, lobbying disclosure rules, and tax law as it relates to non-profit organizations. So-called "pay-to-play" restrictions are also a substantial area of political law. In the context of municipal securities dealers, for example, these rules[2] effectively prohibit certain individuals from contributing to the political funds of officials of issuers. At the federal level, the Federal Election Commission enforces campaign finance law with respect to races for the U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and the presidency.[3]. Campaigns for federal office are subject to contribution limits and certain contributions are prohibited. The Department of Justice's Public Integrity Section (PIN) has jurisdiction involving alleged criminal violations of political laws. At the state level, most states have administrative agencies to enforce state law with respect to campaign finance and ethics rules.[4] The attorney general of the state may also play a role in enforcement. Some cities also maintain ethics agencies. At the state and local level these agencies might simply provide for disclosure of campaign finance registration and reporting forms (or lobbyist registration and reporting) or may provide for an enforcement scheme.