Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Judge Dismisses Citizens United Challenge to New York Donor Rules

 
By Jonathan Stempel | New York
 
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit in which Citizens United sought to block New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman from enforcing rules requiring the conservative group to disclose more information about its donors.
 
U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein in Manhattan said the attorney general did not violate Citizens United's First Amendment rights by requiring registered charitable organizations to disclose names, addresses and contributions of big donors before soliciting funds in the state.

Citizens United is perhaps best known as the plaintiff in the landmark 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that allowed unlimited independent spending by corporations and labor unions in election campaigns.

The nonprofit group, which advocates for limited government, free enterprise and strong families, had argued that its donors would "reasonably fear public backlash, financial harm, and worse" should their support be disclosed.

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Source: Reuters

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