WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of two donor-supported national organizations that challenged the constitutionality of California’s requirement that charities and nonprofits operating in the state must provide the state attorney general’s office with the names and addresses of their largest donors.
The High Court ruled that the California donor disclosure requirement is facially invalid because it burdens donors’ First Amendment rights and is not narrowly tailored to an important government interest.