Federal court opinion (Chief Judge Howell) striking down an FEC rule that let groups like Crossroads GPS, a 501(c)(4), fund independent expenditures without naming donors. The D.C. Circuit affirmed in August 2020.
Crossroads GPS reported spending over $17 million in independent expenditures
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Bears on the 501(c)(4) and dark money lines. SUPPORTS: the opinion records Crossroads GPS spending over $17 million on 2012 independent expenditures without naming the donors. The court vacated the rule, so since 2018 a 501(c)(4) making independent expenditures must name donors over $200; nonprofits that stay out of reportable spending still need not.