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University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

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Curbing (Or Not) Foreign Influence On U.S. Politics And Policies Through The Federal Taxation Of Charities, Johnny Rex Buckles Jan 2020

Curbing (Or Not) Foreign Influence On U.S. Politics And Policies Through The Federal Taxation Of Charities, Johnny Rex Buckles

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Political Campaigning By Churches And Charities: Hazardous For 501(C)(3)S, Dangerous For Democracy, Donald B. Tobin Jan 2007

Political Campaigning By Churches And Charities: Hazardous For 501(C)(3)S, Dangerous For Democracy, Donald B. Tobin

Faculty Scholarship

Nonprofit section 501(c)(3) organizations are prohibited from participating or intervening in an election on behalf of a candidate for public office. Despite this prohibition, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations have become increasingly active in political campaigns. Many organizations are either ignoring the political campaign ban or are using "issue discussion" or "lobbying" as a means of promoting candidates and testing the limits of the prohibition. Current scholarship surrounding the political campaign ban argues that the ban is either unconstitutional or inappropriate as a matter of public policy. This article argues that the ban is both meritorious and constitutional. It argues that taxpayer …


Bringing Women In: Global Strategies For Gender Parity In Political Representation, Yvonne Galligan Jan 2006

Bringing Women In: Global Strategies For Gender Parity In Political Representation, Yvonne Galligan

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Political Ideology As A Religion: The Idolatry Of Democracy, Maxwell O. Chibundu Jan 2006

Political Ideology As A Religion: The Idolatry Of Democracy, Maxwell O. Chibundu

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.