Posted on 07/27/2015 8:42:32 PM PDT by Steelfish
Judge: Citizens United Must Disclose Donor Information to NY NEW YORK — Jul 27, 2015
A nonprofit conservative organization advocating for less government must disclose information about its major donors to New York's attorney general if it wants to solicit money in the state, a judge said Monday.
U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein said it appeared that Citizens United will not succeed in a lawsuit it brought on First Amendment grounds to try to block disclosures of the information to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, including names, addresses and the total contributions of major donors.
The judge noted that there is no evidence that Schneiderman's policy presents a risk that there will be public disclosure of major donor information. He said the group's "fears of public backlash and financial harm are speculative and fail to support their contention" that the requirement will chill donors' association with and contributions to charities
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Don’t do it anyway.
People need to take a stand.
give the Hillary Clinton/IRS excuse...the info has been lost
Sounds crooked to me — but that’s just my opinion.
What is their need for the information?
cU shouldn’t have to show harm, the STATE should have the burden to demonstrate need.
What kind of upside down world is this?
I’m sure this applies to all the leftist organizations as well.
Judge Sidney Stein = Democrat = biased judge = a**hole
Get your star of david on your shirts and jackets now!
id operate there and defy the court.
That should read "if it wants to solicit money FROM the state...but what the heck....over
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