A Break Down of the SCOTUS Oral Argument on First Amendment Right to Privacy in Association
On July 1, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision, holding that California’s blanket demand for charities to disclose donor information to the state Attorney General (AG) is facially unconstitutional.2 In addition...more
On July 1, 2021, the Supreme Court struck down a California donor-disclosure law as facially unconstitutional in its decision in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta. The law required nonprofits operating or...more
On July 1, the Supreme Court issued a major decision concerning nonprofit donor disclosure laws and the First Amendment. In Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, No. 19-251, the Court held that a California law...more
Wiley’s Lee Goodman, Andrew Woodson, and Jeremy Broggi break down the U.S. Supreme Court’s April 26 oral arguments in two cases: Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta and Thomas More Law Center v. Bonta. The cases...more
A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the position of the California Attorney General (AG) that charities located or doing business in California must provide a copy of their unredacted...more
Unwelcome news for charities concerned with donor confidentiality - A recent court ruling upheld the position of the California Attorney General (AG) requiring that charities located or operating in California provide a...more
On May 14, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 27 (S.B. 27), increasing the disclosure requirements that non-profit "multipurpose" organizations are subject to when engaging in California elections. This legislative...more