{"id":2370290,"date":"2024-11-18T11:32:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T16:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-declines-to-weigh-in-on-state-campaign-finance-restrictions-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T11:35:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T16:35:43","slug":"supreme-court-declines-to-weigh-in-on-state-campaign-finance-restrictions-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-declines-to-weigh-in-on-state-campaign-finance-restrictions-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court declines to weigh in on state campaign finance restrictions &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-declines-to-weigh-in-on-state-campaign-finance-restrictions-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2370290&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Supreme Court opted not to review a challenge to Alaska&#8217;s \u2063Ballot Measure 2, which aims to enhance transparency \u2062in campaign donations. This \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-mayor-closing-shopping-district-to-cars-amid-rash-of-burglaries\/\" title=\"San Francisco Mayor Closing Shopping District To Cars Amid Rash Of Burglaries\">voter-approved law<\/a>, passed in 2020, introduced several changes to Alaska&#8217;s election system, including ranked choice voting, nonpartisan primaries, and stricter disclosure rules designed to combat &#8220;dark money&#8221;\u2014untraceable political expenditures. Key \u2062provisions\u200b of the law require individuals or organizations contributing over $2,000 to report their \u2063donations within 24 hours and mandate disclosures of original funding sources. Opponents, including residents and \u2064advocacy groups \u200dsupported by the Liberty Justice Center, argue that these requirements infringe upon First Amendment rights by limiting free political expression\u2062 and forcing entities to disclose sensitive donor information. The Supreme Court&#8217;s decision effectively \u2063leaves the law intact, allowing Alaska to proceed with its transparency measures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Supreme Court declines to weigh in on state campaign finance restrictions<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1880151\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Supreme Court<\/a> on Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/orders\/courtorders\/111824zor_7m58.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">declined<\/a> to review a challenge to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alaska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Alaska<\/a>&rsquo;s Ballot Measure 2, a voter-approved law requiring more transparency in campaign donations. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Passed in 2020, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Alaska_Ballot_Measure_2,_Top-Four_Ranked-Choice_Voting_and_Campaign_Finance_Laws_Initiative_(2020)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">measure<\/a> introduced several changes to Alaska&rsquo;s election system, including ranked choice voting, nonpartisan primaries, and stricter disclosure rules aimed at addressing &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-dark-money-dems-want-the-names-of-conservative-donors\/\" title=\"Why &#039;Dark Money&#039; Dems Want The Names Of Conservative Donors\">dark money&#038;rdquo<\/a>;&mdash;political spending by groups that do not disclose their donors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elections.alaska.gov\/petitions\/19AKBE\/19AKBE%20-%20Ballot%20Language%20Summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The law requires<\/a> individuals or groups donating over $2,000 annually to political campaigns to report their contributions within 24 hours. It also mandates that organizations disclose the original sources of their funding, ensuring voters know who is behind campaign efforts, and forces advocacy groups with significant out-of-state funding to include Disclaimers in ads identifying their primary financial backers.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents, including Alaskan residents and advocacy organizations represented by the Liberty Justice Center, argued that these requirements violated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/first-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">First Amendment<\/a> protections of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">free speech<\/a> by discouraging political participation and compelling groups to reveal sensitive donor information. The plaintiffs also challenged the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">provision requiring state-mandated disclaimers<\/a> in ads, claiming it infringed on their ability to communicate freely.<\/p>\n<p>Lower courts upheld the law, with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov\/datastore\/opinions\/2024\/03\/15\/22-35612.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ruling<\/a> that the requirements were &ldquo;reasonably tailored to the state&rsquo;s important interests in keeping the public informed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court&rsquo;s refusal to hear the case leaves the law intact, marking a win for advocates of greater campaign finance transparency.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing to take the case may have implicated the Supreme Court&rsquo;s 2010&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/citizens-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Citizens United\">Citizens United v. FEC<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;precedent, which removed many restrictions on political spending and led to the increased influence of outside money in elections. 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