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Donor Disclosure Update: New NJ Rule; Veto of NJ Proposed Statute; 9th Circuit Divided

New Jersey is the latest state to compel disclosure of significant donors in the wake of the federal government's decision to eliminate reporting to the IRS by tax-exempt organizations (other than 501(c)(3)s) of their significant donors. NJ Attorney General Gurbir… … Continue reading

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Sperm Donor Tells Australian High Court He is the Legal Father to Lesbian Couple's Daughter

Robert Masson, as he is known to Australia's High Court, claims that he is the legal father to a lesbian couple's young daughter. He states that one of the women, a friend of his for 25 years, approached him to… … Continue reading

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A Struggle to Find a Kidney Donor – A Story of Altruism

Sally Satel, Desperately Seeking a Kidney, NYTimes.com, Dec. 16, 2007, tells a moving story about her search for a kidney donor. Many friends and a stranger offered to become donors, but eventually all of them backed out. As the author’s… … Continue reading

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States Continue to Chip Away at Donor Anonymity for Politically Active Nonprofits (Missouri and Washington)

With the nonprofit created by now former Governor Eric Greitens very much in the news, the Missouri Ethics Commission (MEC) issued an advisory opinion clarifying that nonprofits are considered "committees" and so subject to registration and public reporting of donor… … Continue reading

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Swift Boat Donor Funds Anti-Huckabee Tax Ads in Iowa

From the Associated Press: Anti-Tax Group Has Help Against Huckabee, by Jim Kuhnhenn: A conservative anti-tax group Wednesday expanded its ad campaign against Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, helped by a major GOP donor who bankrolled ads that questioned Democrat… … Continue reading

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