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Disclosure: A Threat to Associational Privacy
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS staff  •    •  

Disclosure, in the campaign finance context, refers to laws and regulations requiring candidates and political groups to report information about their activities to the government, which then makes that information available publicly. The required information varies greatly, depending on the affected organization and the local, state, or federal government mandating the disclosure. Disclosure rules fall into two broad categories: disclosure…

Citizen Sleuth or Citizen Snoop? The Dangers of Disclosure in the Internet Age
May 1, 2017   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

At its core, the debate about political disclosure is actually pretty simple. The information provided about donors to the government has the benefit of ...

Significant Constitutional and Practical Issues with Connecticut House Bill 5589
April 14, 2017   •  By Zac Morgan   •  , , ,

In particular, H.B. 5589 explicitly imposes a limit on contributions to organizations making only independent expenditures. This provision directly contravenes the universal guidance of ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Maryland House Bill 1498
April 13, 2017   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics (“the Center”), we respectfully submit the following comments addressing constitutional and practical issues with portions of ...

Significant Constitutional and Practical Issues with Oklahoma Senate Bill 579
April 4, 2017   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics (the “Center”), I respectfully submit the following comments concerning constitutional and practical issues with portions of ...

Significant Constitutional and Practical Issues with Washington House Bill 1807
March 20, 2017   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, I am writing you today to respectfully submit the following comments regarding the constitutional and practical ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with New Mexico Senate Bill 96
March 14, 2017   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics (“the Center”), we respectfully submit the following comments on constitutional issues with portions of Senate Bill ...

Bill threatens charities with harmful regulation
March 8, 2017   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

In 2015, University of New Mexico senior and Lobos basketball guard Hugh Greenwood called out a Twitter bully for attacking his mother, a breast ...

House Floor Amendment 1 to Kentucky Senate Bill 75: A Threat to Nonprofit Groups’ Speech and Kentuckians’ Privacy
March 7, 2017   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , , ,

On March 6, 2017, Rep. James Kay filed House Floor Amendment 1 (“H.F.A. 1”) to Senate Bill 75. While S.B. 75 on its own ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Nebraska Legislative Bill 252
March 2, 2017   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , , ,

If Legislative Bill 252 becomes law as written, there is a high likelihood that the law will be found unconstitutional if challenged in court. ...

Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Becerra
February 21, 2017   •  By IFS staff   •  , , , ,

Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is challenging the state of California’s requirement that the organization provide to the state a list of ...

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