Supreme Court delivers defeat to Harris with donor-privacy decision
Former California attorney general sued over the pursuit of confidential donor lists
Her name is no longer on the case, but Vice President Kamala Harris suffered a Supreme Court smackdown last week when the justices toppled California’s donor-disclosure requirement for charities.
As California attorney general, Ms. Harris turned up the heat on charitable nonprofits by insisting that they submit to her office the names of leading donors, then threatening to levy fines and suspend their state registrations if the groups refused to comply.
“It all started when her office demanded that we turn over the names and contact information of our major donors, which we felt was private and confidential, and we were ready to make a constitutional issue of it,” said Richard Thompson, president and chief counsel of the Thomas More Law Center, one of two plaintiffs.
What did she expect to gain? 1. A list of people with money willing to support causes. 2. A “Hit List” of those supporting conservative causes. 3. Political gain from being able to supply others with donors to particular entities.
What a bitch.
I agree but it worked. Sad state of affairs in the political world.
Another instance of the prosecutor investigating the person instead of investigating the crime. This absolute immunity bullshit needs to stop.
It appears they now look to prove a theory and not look to follow the evidence.
It is like a doctor looking for a patient to prove a diagnosis.