[EL] disclosure

[Allen Dickerson]

"Opponents of disclosure" is, of course, a straw man. Many of us support disclosure of large contributions to candidate committees, political parties, and PACs. The question is whether other organizations, including groups like CLC and the Pillar of Law Institute, should be subject to that same standard.

CLC is entitled to whatever voluntary disclosure policy it wishes. But, to the extent it advocates the use of state power to impose similar requirements on other nonprofit organizations, it should clarify the standard. 

In that vein, it's worth noting that this discussion started with a vaguely-written local news piece. Larry Noble is not directly quoted as conflating the Institute with individuals seeking to influence elections. Presumably he, and the other lawyers at CLC, would recognize the difference between a public interest law firm and a PAC.

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From: law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu [mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] On Behalf Of Rick Hasen
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 4:00 PM
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Subject: [EL] disclosure

I find it fascinating how many opponents of disclosure seem to so keenly interested in the Campaign Legal Center's disclosure policies.  It's especially interesting given arguments from opponents that disclosure provides no useful information and that privacy and anonymity are paramount.
I get the point of trying to show CLC as hypocrites (and I don't see that they are in this regard at all).  But the effort is still comical and ironic.

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