Political and Legislative
A Supreme Court Ruling Clears a Path for Campaign Finance Challenges
The Supreme Court’s recent donor disclosure ruling could embolden future challenges to campaign finance rules, experts say.
In Thursday’s 6-3 decision, split along ideological lines, justices struck down a California statute requiring charities to reveal their donors to state officials. The court’s conservative wing said the rule had a chilling effect on First Amendment rights.
The ruling doesn’t apply to publicly disclosed donors or political groups. But in the majority opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that disclosure laws must be “narrowly tailored” to important government interests.
