Citizens United loses New York ruling over donors

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters

A federal judge on Monday rejected Citizens United’s effort to block New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman from demanding that the conservative group disclose more information about its major donors.

U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein in Manhattan refused to impose a preliminary injunction that would stop Schneiderman from requiring charities to disclose names, addresses and total contributions of big donors in order to solicit funds in the state.

Citizens United argued that Schneiderman’s interpretation of a 2006 state regulation on donor disclosures violated its First Amendment free speech and association rights, and invaded the privacy of donors who wished to remain anonymous.

But the judge said Schneiderman’s policy was substantially related to the important government interests of enforcing charitable solicitation laws, and protecting residents from illegitimate charities.

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Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/citizens-united-loses-new-york-ruling-over-donors/

[Historic NY]

1. Maybe the beginning of the end one ruling at a time.

[closeupready]

2. If it works, good.

Justice delayed is justice denied; nonetheless, I'd like to get there (an end to the Citizens United ruling), and I don't really care that much how.

[JudyM]

3. So govt's interest in protecting vs illegitimate charities trumps free speech/association

Interesting limitation on the scope of Citizens United's own prior win. Better than nothing.

[KoKo]

4. Is this one way of beating back the influence of "Citizens United" before we get the Constitutional

Amendment to get rid of them?

Could we press our states to do what NY's Schneiderman seems to be trying to do?

I'd read that Obama could have gotten the IRS after them because they have legal authority...but, when the woman at IRS was called out and had to resign because she "supposedly targeted RW Groups" that the avenue for IRS to go after Koch's and others was closed down.

I always thought that was a bogus thing. Like shutting down ACORN just after Obama was inaugurated.