Nonprofit Speech Rights

Agencies Reporting Communications with Federally Registered Lobbyists

 

President Barack Obama's March 20 memo restricts communications between federally registered lobbyists and executive branch employees on use of Recovery Act funds. We have a chart of the agencies reporting contacts with lobbyists and the number of communication reports disclosed. Read more >> Updated Feb.17, 2010

Resource Center: IRS Rules on Election Activities of Charities

 

IRS enforcement of the ban on partisan activities by charities and religious organizations leaves many groups uncertain about what is prohibited partisan intervention. Our resource center follows developments in the Political Activities Compliance Initiative (PACI) in working towards clear rules for nonpartisan voter engagement.

 

Articles & Analysis

Supreme Court Hears Charities' First Amendment Challenge to Patriot Act

On Feb. 23, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Humanitarian Law Project v. Holder, a case challenging parts of the USA PATRIOT Act (Patriot Act). The Humanitarian Law Project (HLP) and other charities allege that sections of the law violate the First Amendment.

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