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New York A.G. vs. NRA: Partisan Politics or Political Duty?

October 16, 2020

New York Attorney General Letitia James is aiming to dissolve the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) as a nonprofit tax-exempt organization. As this conflict proceeds, questions continue to surface about whether this effort is a bullseye, a misfire, or something in between. If successful, it will undoubtedly have a lasting impact on the nonprofit sector.

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Court Order in Hand, Health Officials Seek to Enforce COVID-19 Restrictions at Colorado Religious Conference

10/16/2020

The Denver Post Teller County officials are attempting to enforce crowd limits and mask-wearing at an evangelist's religious conference Friday even though it's the last day and attendees repeatedly have ignored orders to comply with Colorado public health orders.

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Political Sign Leads to Business Closure in Yoder

10/14/2020

The Hutchinson News Though operators of the Et Cetera shop in Yoder are working to find a place to relocate, the existing store will close by the end of the month.

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NRA in Crosshairs of Two AGs

10/12/2020

The Nonprofit Times Recent board turmoil and financial struggles at the National Rifle Association (NRA) appear to have come to a boil in a lawsuit claiming financial improprieties so vast that the New York Attorney General’s Office is seeking dissolution of the 149-year-old organization.

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High court strikes down Whitmer's emergency powers; gov vows to use other means

10/05/2020

The Detroit News  In a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications, the Michigan Supreme Court decided Friday that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer violated her constitutional authority by continuing to issue orders to combat COVID-19 without the approval of state lawmakers.

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Politics and the Pulpit: Churches Face Slippery Slope When Electioneering

10/01/2020

Denton Record-Chronicle Denton Bible Church took some heat in September when it disseminated a flyer urging congregants to vote for certain candidates in upcoming local elections.

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Restructuring Governance and Operations May Reduce Risks for Politically Active Exempt Organizations

09/29/2020

The National Law Review The Internal Revenue Service released a private letter ruling that startled many advisors of tax-exempt entities as a potentially significant deviation from prior guidance for politically active exempt organizations.

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Chicago Reader to Become a Nonprofit in Bid to Stay Afloat Amid Steep Ad Declines

09/18/2020

The Chicago Tribune - Leaders of The Chicago Reader, a free alternative newspaper known for its coverage of local culture, have decided to undergo an ownership transfer and become a nonprofit organization.

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Hawks Regain Nonprofit Designation

09/18/2020

Valley News - A baseball team located in Vermont has successfully regained its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.

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NJ Sham Charity Shut Down by Attorney General

09/18/2020

Shore News Network - Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced today that a lawsuit filed by New Jersey, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Attorneys General of New York, Minnesota, and Virginia has permanently shut down a sprawling, New Jersey-based charitable fundraising operation that scammed donors out of millions of dollars.

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Federal Prosecutors Have Steve Bannon’s Murky Nonprofit in Their Sights

09/10/2020

ProPublica Near the end of a lengthy indictment detailing fraud allegations against Stephen Bannon, former Donald Trump campaign CEO and chief strategist and his associates, federal prosecutors reveal that they intend to seize the assets of a murky nonprofit organization Bannon launched in 2017 to promote “economic nationalism.”

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Court Order in Hand, Health Officials Seek to Enforce COVID-19 Restrictions at Colorado Religious Conference

10/16/2020

The Denver Post Teller County officials are attempting to enforce crowd limits and mask-wearing at an evangelist's religious conference Friday even though it's the last day and attendees repeatedly have ignored orders to comply with Colorado public health orders.

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Political Sign Leads to Business Closure in Yoder

10/14/2020

The Hutchinson News Though operators of the Et Cetera shop in Yoder are working to find a place to relocate, the existing store will close by the end of the month.

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