3 Democratic lawmakers call on Barrett to recuse herself in donor disclosure case
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Three Democratic lawmakers are asking U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself in a First Amendment dispute because a group related to a plaintiff launched a seven-figure ad campaign in support of Barrett s Supreme Court confirmation.
The plaintiffs in the consolidated Supreme Court cases are two conservative groups that are challenging a California requirement for charities to disclose names and addresses of major donors. One of the plaintiffs is the Americans for Prosperity Foundation.
The foundation is the nonprofit arm of the Koch family’s political advocacy group Americans for Prosperity, according to the letter to Barrett signed by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia. Americans for Prosperity announced its campaign to confirm Barrett just minutes after her
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