In its final meeting of 2023 held last Thursday, December 14, the Federal Election Commission (FEC or Commission) adopted a series of significant rulemakings and policy recommendations to Congress. The first rulemaking,...more
12/19/2023
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The agenda for the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC or Commission) final meeting of 2023 this Thursday, December 14, signals several significant rulemakings and policy recommendations to Congress. The first rulemaking,...more
12/14/2023
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In one of its final decisions of its recent term, the U.S. Supreme Court strongly reaffirmed heightened First Amendment protection for associational privacy. The Court ruled (6-3) that government-mandated disclosure of the...more
On January 8, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in two donor privacy challenges to California’s compulsory donor disclosure for nonprofit organizations. The first is Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Xavier...more
1/21/2021
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Thomas More Law Center v Xavier Becerra
Privacy in Focus has been tracking three petitions for certiorari pending in the U.S. Supreme Court in cases challenging California’s mandate for nonprofit organizations to disclose their donors to the state Attorney General...more