The Charitable Solicitation Context of Americans for Prosperity Foundation V. Beccerra

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Joseph Mead, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State UniversityFollow

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Article

Publication Date

4-7-2021

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HistPhil

Keywords

nonprofits, donors, donations, California, charitable solicitation

Abstract

The Supreme Court will soon decide a case with potentially significant implications for regulating nonprofits, Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Beccerra. In the upcoming case, two nonprofits have challenged the constitutionality of a California law that prohibits the organizations from soliciting charitable donations in the state unless they submit to the state a list of their major donors. Although there are political overtones clouding the case – worries about dark money, the optics of conservative organizations challenging a liberal state’s regulatory regime – the legal issue at play is one with decades of interesting constitutional history: what conditions can the state put on charitable solicitation?

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Mead, Joseph, "The Charitable Solicitation Context of Americans for Prosperity Foundation V. Beccerra" (2021). Law Faculty Articles and Essays. 1186.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/fac_articles/1186