At Least 10 States Going After Donor Disclosure
May 4, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a key donor disclosure case that’s made its way through the California courts during the past decade. The issue of donor disclosure isn’t going away and has been popping up at the state level this year.
In Michigan, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson determined that a nonprofit did not have to report sources of its contributions. A former legal advisor to the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Bob LaBrant had filed a complaint arguing that Michigan Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility (MCRF) qualified as a ballot committee because of contributions to Unlock Michigan, a petition effort to repeal a 1945 law that allows Gov. Gretchen Whitmner to declare a state of emergency.