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U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law

Jan. 11, 2021

Supreme Court to hear appeal of California’s charity donors law

Attorneys for two conservative nonprofits argued disclosure of donors' identities violates their freedom of association under the First Amendment. The high court will decide whether to reverse a March 2019 en banc ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals siding with the state.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether California's law requiring nonprofits to disclose the names of large donors to the state attorney general's office is unconstitutional.

Attorneys for two conservative nonprofits -- Americans for Prosperity, founded by David H. and Charles Koch, and the Thomas More Society -- argued disclosure of donors' identities violates their freedom of association under the First Amendment...

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