We are approaching the end of the Supreme Court’s term with 2 opinions remaining Thursday – the AZ Voting Rights case and the AFPF v Bonta case. Quick thread on Bonta and the common misinformation you'll see about the case.
You can read about the AFPF case, its history, and the stakes here: americansforprosperity.org/supreme-court-…
Some say this an “election” or “campaign finance” case. It is not. AFPF is a 501(c)(3). AFPF cannot, and does not, spend $ on political campaigns. As noted in the QP, this case only addresses the 1A issues “outside the election context – as called for by NAACP v Patterson.” 
But don’t just listen to me. Rep. Sarbanes, the lead sponsor of H.R. 1, filed a brief in support of neither party in this case that made this same point: “the requirement at issue here has nothing to do with elections.” He is correct. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/1…
Or listen to the ACLU’s Brian Hauss, who explained, citing their brief with the NAACP, HRC and others, that “This case is worlds apart from the campaign finance context.” americansforprosperity.org/afpf-v-bonta-h…
It’s just false to say that the Bonta cases pending before the Supreme Court are “campaign finance cases.”
Moreover, the 1st A rights at issue in AFPF v Bonta are important to people and the charities they support across the ideological spectrum. This is made obvious by the almost 300 organizations supporting AFPF through 40 amicus briefs. mk0xituxemauaaa56cm7.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/upl…
It is possible that no constitutional case has ever seen the diversity of amici present in AFPF v Bonta. They include religious, secular, LGBT, pro-life, pro-choice, racial justice, animal rights, human rights, colleges, ballets, museums and more. americansforprosperity.org/free-speech-ca…
Amici supporting AFPF include ACLU, NAACP, HRC, SPLC, Doctors Without Borders, CAIR, PEN America, First Amendment Lawyers Association, Knight Institute at Columbia U, DKT Liberty Project, Defending Rights & Dissent, Electronic Frontier Foundation and on and on.
The truth is that the freedoms at issue in AFPF v Bonta are important to all Americans. We all have a stake in seeing them protected when the Court issues its opinion on Thursday. /End
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