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Government,
Civil Rights,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Sep. 12, 2018

9th Circuit rules attorney general can demand nonprofit donor’s names

The panel said required major donor disclosures do not infringe on nonprofit groups’ First Amendment rights, reversing previous judgments.

9th Circuit rules attorney general can demand nonprofit donor’s names
Senior 9th U.S. Circuit Judge Raymond C. Fisher

Major donor disclosures required by the California attorney general do not infringe on charities' First Amendment rights, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, reversing previous judgments in favor of two conservative nonprofit organizations.

The Thomas More Law Center and Americans for Prosperity Foundation, which was founded by the conservative Koch brothers, successfully challenged Attorney General Kamala Harris' collection of IR...

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