Supreme Court Wary of Donor Disclosure Requirement for Charities
The case, from California, could affect the regulation of “dark money” in political contests.
The Supreme Court will rule on whether donor disclosures required by California would be in violation of the First Amendment’s protection of the freedom of association.Credit...Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times
April 26, 2021, 3:57 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday seemed skeptical of California’s demand that charities soliciting contributions in the state report the identities of their major donors.
A majority of the justices appeared to agree that at least the two groups challenging the requirement — Americans for Prosperity, a foundation affiliated with the Koch family, and the Thomas More Law Center, a conservative Christian public-interest law firm — should prevail in the case.