The IRS Scandal, Day 1083

National Review, A Victory for Free Speech — and Democracy:

The Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a conservative-oriented nonprofit, has won a victory in its lawsuit against California attorney general Kamala Harris, who is attempting to do with her investigatory powers what Lois Lerner did with the IRS’s: weaponize them for political purposes.

Wall Street Journal editorial, Free Speech 1, Kamala Harris 0: A Federal Judge Blocks an Attempt to Disclose Conservative Donors:

Kamala Harris has been a hero of the left’s campaign to use donor disclosure as a tool of political intimidation. Since 2013 the California Attorney General has been demanding that nonprofits provide unredacted donor names if they want to solicit donations in the state. On Thursday a federal court declared her disclosure requirement an unconstitutional burden on First Amendment rights.

Federal Judge Manuel Real granted a permanent injunction against Ms. Harris in a lawsuit brought by the Americans For Prosperity Foundation. The group, which is affiliated with free-market supporters Charles and David Koch, has argued that as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, it should not be forced to supply the Attorney General with the organization’s IRS Form 990 Schedule B, which contains its donor names.

In his 12-page decision, Judge Real notes that while Attorney General Harris argued that she needed donor disclosure to identify lawbreaking like “self-dealing” or “improper loans,” that was a stretch. “[O]ver the course of trial, the Attorney General was hard pressed to find a single witness who could corroborate the necessity of Schedule B forms in conjunction with their office’s investigations,” the judge wrote.

• Press Release, AFP Foundation Wins Lawsuit v. AG Kamala Harris
• Bloomberg, Koch Group Wins Trial to Keep Donors Secret in California
• Forbes, A Political Attack On Free Speech And Privacy Thwarted -- For Now
• Los Angeles Times, Nonprofit Backed by Koch Brothers Won't Have to Reveal its Donors to Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris
• Overlawyered, Federal Court Slaps Down Kamala Harris Grab for Donor Lists
• Washington Free Beacon, Court Strikes Down California Effort to Reveal Donors to Nonprofit

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• The IRS Scandal, Days 901-1000 (Oct. 27, 2015 - Feb. 3, 2016)
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• The IRS Scandal, Days 701-800 (April 10, 2015 - July 18, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 601-700 (Dec. 31, 2014 - April 9, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 501-600 (Sept. 22, 2014-Dec. 30, 2014)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 401-500 (June 14, 2014 - Sept. 21,2014)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 301-400 (Mar. 6, 2014 - June 13, 2014)
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