But that would have meant the organization would have to be a political committee under New York law, just as candidate committees and political parties are. The organization would then have to register with the state board of elections, comply with recordkeeping requirements, and comply with extensive, periodic reporting requirements.
- Posted: 05/13/2013
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- Category: Religious Liberty
- Tags: Category: Marriage and Family, Category: Religious Liberty, Court: 2nd Circuit, Group: National Organization for Marriage (NOM), State: New York, Topic: Elections, Topic: Marriage, ZZ: National Organization for Marriage v. Walsh
pecifically, NOM desires to run television and radio ads, send out mailers, and post these items to its website. New York law, however, restricts the rights of groups such as NOM from having their voice heard in the midst of relevant discussions in society concerning these critical issues. New York cannot completely ban NOM from speaking as the Constitution protects the Freedom of Speech. However, New York still silences speech by labeling NOM as a ‘Political Committee,’ which label imposes layer after layer of burdens on NOM and similar groups that wish to exercise their constitutional rights to speak.
- Posted: 09/27/2010
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- Category: Religious Liberty
- Tags: Category: Marriage and Family, Category: Religious Liberty, Group: James Madison Center for Free Speech, Group: National Organization for Marriage (NOM), State: New York, Topic: Elections, Topic: Marriage, Topic: Politics, ZZ: National Organization for Marriage v. Walsh
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