Supreme Court Overturns California’s Donor Disclosure Rule
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned California’s mandate that charities must disclose their contributors’ names. Chief Justice John Roberts noted that donors’ First Amendment rights should be respected and requiring donors’ information might only be relevant for a “small number of cases involving filed complaints.” He went on to call such impositions on so-called “charitable fraud” as a “widespread burden.” Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who sided with the minority in the case, said that the ruling could, even if unintentionally, encourage more anonymous money into the political sphere. T...