Government,
Constitutional Law
Aug. 11, 2017
Equal treatment for nonprofit and traditional media
The institutional press has no monopoly on the First Amendment — or on the collection and dissemination of information that the amendment protects.
Jonathan Riches
Goldwater InstituteJon is director of national litigation for the institute’s Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation.
A small nonprofit called Delaware Strong Families (DSF) wanted to disseminate a voter guide on issues of interest to the organization. Such voter guides — basically pamphlets that suggest how voters should mark their ballots — are a common way for organizations to inform the public about policy issues. DSF’s guide included its analysis on a range of social issues, including government funding for Planned Parenthood and the regulation of internet gambling.
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