Supreme Court may shield Koch-backed nonprofit from disclosing its donors to California

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California says it wants to check on possible fraud by charities, but nonprofits say they have a right to shield their donors' identities.

The Supreme Court in 1958 shielded the NAACP from being forced to disclose its membership list to Alabama state authorities, ruling the Constitution protects privacy of civil rights advocates and the “freedom of association, particularly when a group espouses dissident beliefs.”

The IRS requires tax-exempt organizations to report information on their major donors. And since at least 2014, the California attorney general has required groups that raise funds in the state to file a confidential copy of that report. The donor names are not made public, but state lawyers say they are useful if they need to investigate possible frauds involving charities.

Alito pressed the point later. “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? Do you think that’s a legitimate fear in our current atmosphere?” he asked. “Or do you think it’s paranoid?”

 

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