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Who bears the burden in First Amendment cases? California answers : You.

September 01, 2015 | By WENCONG FA

The Center for Competitive Politics is, like Pacific Legal Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to defending constitutional rights against overreaching government regulation—specifically, First Amendment rights. Because CCP receives donations from supporters in California, it’s required by California law to give the state’s Attorney ...

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Ninth Circuit remains hostile to free association for conservative groups

September 11, 2018 | By JEREMY TALCOTT

This morning the Ninth Circuit released this opinion in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Becerra, a case about whether California can demand confidential donor forms from nonprofit organizations operating within the state. Twice the district court has found that the law violates  donors’ First Amendment rights of free speech and associ ...