Center for Arizona Policy, Inc. v. Arizona Secretary of State

Arizona’s Proposition 211 expands on previous donor disclosure laws in nearly every way—and violates the Arizona Constitution.

That’s why the Institute for Free Speech filed an amicus brief in Center for Arizona Policy, Inc. v. Arizona Secretary of State urging the Arizona Supreme Court to review the serious constitutional problems surrounding Arizona’s Proposition 211.

The Institute argues that Proposition 211 imposes sweeping disclosure rules unlike anything seen before, expanding on previous laws in almost every way.

“Proposition 211 is a drastic evolution in compelled disclosure—and one that should not survive constitutional scrutiny,” the brief explains. It emphasizes that Arizona’s Constitution provides even broader protections for free speech than the First Amendment does, describing how the law infringes on the right to “freely speak, write, and publish” protected under Article II, § 6 of the Arizona Constitution.

To read the Institute’s amicus brief in Center for Arizona Policy, Inc. v. Arizona Secretary of State click here. To read our full press release, click here. To learn more about the Institute’s amicus brief in the federal challenge to Prop 211, click here.