Law Matters — Episode 53

ddavies Appearances, Constitutional Law

Attorneys Alicia Kutzer and Bill Olson discuss our amicus brief filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in National Religious Broadcasters v. Bessent.  This case is a First Amendment challenge to the Johnson Amendment, a 1954 law that prohibits 501(c)(3) exempt religious or charitable organizations from engaging in political campaign activities.  Our brief and the discussion explain how the Johnson Amendment was a politically motivated, unconstitutional law that silences religious organizations.

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