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Politics, Disclosure, And State Law Solutions For 501(C)(4) Organizations, Linda Sugin
Politics, Disclosure, And State Law Solutions For 501(C)(4) Organizations, Linda Sugin
Chicago-Kent Law Review
Since the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC, there has been an explosion in section 501(c)(4) organizations active in politics. Unable to effectively process applications, the IRS mishandled organizations with conservative political ties, producing a scandal from which the agency has yet to recover. It proposed regulations that would have helped it more easily determine eligibility for 501(c)(4) exemption, but after massive public outcry, the regulations were withdrawn. No new regulations will be proposed before the 2016 presidential election.
Given the federal government’s inability to address the problem of dark money politicking by 501(c)(4) organizations through …