Thomas More Law Center, Petitioner v. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California

  1. March 12, 2021

    US Seeks Time Before Justices In Calif. Donor Tax Privacy Row

    The United States requested time Friday to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court in a pair of cases that will determine whether a California law requiring charitable organizations to disclose the tax information of their largest donors is constitutional.

  2. March 02, 2021

    SG Flips High Court Stance On Scrutiny In Donor Privacy Row

    In a distinct reversal of position, the acting U.S. solicitor general told the U.S. Supreme Court the federal government no longer believes a California rule requiring charitable organizations to disclose tax information about their largest donors is outright unconstitutional.

  3. March 01, 2021

    Donor Disclosure Aids 1st Amendment, Justices Told

    Disclosures of large nonprofit donors serve a First Amendment interest in keeping the public informed and can therefore survive exacting scrutiny, a Yale Law School institute told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in a dispute over California's disclosure law.

  4. February 24, 2021

    Strict Scrutiny Applies In Calif. Privacy Row, Justices Told

    Challengers of a California law that requires charitable organizations to disclose tax information about their largest donors correctly assert that such disclosures require a heightened level of scrutiny, conservative-leaning groups told the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday.

  5. February 22, 2021

    Justices Told Calif. Donor Tax Disclosure Law Too Broad

    A California law requiring charitable organizations to disclose donor information must be struck down because it's too broad and violates freedom of association as protected by the First Amendment, conservative advocacy groups told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.

  6. February 09, 2021

    Dems Urge SG To Flip Trump Stance On Donor Privacy Law

    Senate Democrats have urged the Biden administration to take the rare step of reversing the government's position in a case following a change in administrations by telling the Supreme Court that the federal government now supports a California law that requires charitable organizations to disclose tax information about their largest donors.

  7. January 08, 2021

    Supreme Court Takes Up Calif. Donor Privacy Cases

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear two petitions by conservative advocacy groups challenging a California rule requiring charitable organizations to disclose donor information, which the groups argue chills First Amendment associational rights.

  8. December 10, 2020

    9th Circ. Scrutiny Proper In Donor Privacy Row, Justices Told

    The Ninth Circuit applied the correct level of scrutiny to California's law requiring charitable organizations to disclose their largest donors' tax information, the state told the U.S. Supreme Court, saying the U.S. solicitor general erred in suggesting otherwise.

  9. November 24, 2020

    SG Tells Justices Calif. Donor Privacy Law Unconstitutional

    A federal appeals court erred in upholding a California law requiring charitable organizations to disclose tax information about their largest donors because it infringes on the First Amendment right of association, the U.S. solicitor general told the U.S. Supreme Court.

  10. February 24, 2020

    Justices Ask US SG To Weigh In On Calif. Donor Privacy Row

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the solicitor general to weigh in on two petitions by conservative advocacy groups challenging a California law requiring charitable organizations to disclose tax information about their largest donors.