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The U.S. Supreme Court today sided with rich donors and their desire to remain anonymous. By a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, the court struck down a California law requiring nonprofits to file a list of their large donors with the state. The court said the law subjected donors to potential harassment, chilling their speech in violation of the First Amendment. NPR s Domenico Montanaro joins us to explain the ruling. Hi there.
DOMENICO MONTANARO, BYLINE: Hey, Ari.
SHAPIRO: What were the details of this case?
MONTANARO: Well, at issue here was a California law. It s similar to laws in other states. It requires tax-exempt charities or nonprofits to file a list of their large donors, anyone who gives over $5,000. It s the same as what these groups would provide to the IRS every year. Now, some of these groups use this status as a way to influence politics, and California wanted to crack down on the prevalence of some of these so-called dark money groups by follo
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