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This is an apt topic for Independence Day â whether the U.S. Supreme Court struck a blow for privacy and free speech last week or undermined Californiaâs justifiable effort to require a controversial (and conservative) political organization to reveal its donors.
After numerous battles in lower courts, the Supreme Court, by a 6-3 margin that reflected its ideological division, sided with Americans for Prosperity, a non-profit organization founded by industrialists David and Charles Koch, and other non-profit organizations.
Federal law requires such organizations to file income tax returns and list their major donors, but California law requires only that they provide copies of their tax returns to the state Department of Justice, which oversees charitable groups.
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Major contributors don’t want to be retaliated against, but the First Circuit showed little sympathy for them.
The nonprofit Gaspee Project airs a weekly YouTube series called “Common Sense” where hosts tackle conservative issues like the so-called war on women. Rhode Island Representative Lee Ann Senniok, at left, is a Republican National Committeewoman and president of the state Federation of Republican Women. (Image via Courthouse News)
BOSTON (CN) A appeals panel of federal judges had tough questions Wednesday as to why concerns about “cancel culture” would allow two advocacy groups for conservative issues to keep their top donors secret.