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Challenges to Nonprofit Advocacy

Learn about recent court and legislative challenges to nonprofit advocacy rights.

• Supreme Court issues opinion in Citizens United case....1/21/10
  
  
• Congress lifts one restriction on Legal Services Corporation....12/14/09
  
  
• Lobbying restrictions on stimulus funds revised....7/31/09
  
  
• Advocacy challenge surfaces in National Service legislation....4/21/09
  
  
• New Mexico bills to restrict nonprofit voter engagement are dropped....5/1/09
  
  
• FEC rule allows issue ads with disclsoure....11/26/07
  
  
• Velazquez case -- amicus brief challenging limits on the use of private funds for advocacy activities of legal service organizations....10/07
  
  
• Independent Sector files Amicus Brief arguing for protection of nonprofits' First Amendment rights....12/22/06
  
  
• Advocacy Rights Threatened in Affordable Housing Legislation...10/27/05
  
  
• IS Sends Letter on Advocacy Rights questioning IRS grounds for examining organizations for political activity...11/16/04
  
  
• Joint statement by nonprofits on IRS audits of charities that lobby...4/29/03
  

Last Updated: July 6, 2009