The groups point to a landmark 1958 civil rights case in which the Supreme Court struck down a request by Alabama that the NAACP reveal its membership, a decision that required governments to weigh their need for information against the potential that its disclosure could make people nervous to support an advocacy group.
Throughout the oral argument Monday, conducted over the telephone because of the coronavirus pandemic, several of the justices pressed California s attorney on the state s need for the donor lists as well as past lapses in which the information, which is supposed to be kept confidential, wound up being disclosed to the public.
Privacy vs. transparency: Supreme Court conservatives question California donor disclosure requirement John Fritze, USA TODAY
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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court justices on Monday leaned into a California requirement that charities disclose their donors in a high-profile case that pits advocates for transparency against those who say Americans should be able to give anonymously.
The appeal was brought by two conservative groups who said their donors fear retaliation. Advocates for stricter campaign finance laws worry a ruling for the charities could undermine other disclosure requirements, such as for political campaigns. Do you doubt that donors to organizations that take unpopular positions on hot button issues have reason to fear reprisals if those donations are made public? Associate Justice Samuel Alito asked during more than 90 minutes of oral argument. Do you think that s a legitimate fear in our current atmosphere or do you thin
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WASHINGTON – More than a decade after the Supreme Court upended campaign finance rules in a landmark case, the justices Monday hear arguments in a challenge to disclosure requirements that could make it easier for donors to spend anonymously.
At issue is a California mandate that nonprofits disclose their top contributors to state regulators. Two conservative groups, including one tied to Republican megadonor Charles Koch, say the state s requirement violates the Constitution by subjecting the donors to threats of violence from political opponents and, thereby, chilling the exercise of their First Amendment rights.
The groups point to a landmark 1958 civil rights case in which the Supreme Court struck down a request by Alabama that the NAACP reveal its membership, a decision that required governments to weigh their need for information against the potential that its disclosure could make people nervous to join an advocacy group.