Exhibit 916

Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, 594 U.S. ___ (No. 19-251)

Exhibit 916 · Court opinion

Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, 594 U.S. ___ (No. 19-251)

California casts a dragnet for sensitive donor information from tens of thousands of charities each year

Chief Justice Roberts for the Court (6-3 on the judgment): California's demand for charities' Schedule Bs is facially invalid because not narrowly tailored; exacting scrutiny requires narrow tailoring but not the least restrictive means. Involved 501(c)(3) charities and state collection, not federal campaign disclosure.

Source: U.S. Supreme Court
Date: 1 July 2021
Quoted from: slip op. 14
Grade: Primary record
Document: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-251_p86b.pdf
Accessed: 2026-11-10
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Finding POL-5.14: Primary record In NAACP v. Alabama (1958) the Supreme Court unanimously held compelled production of the NAACP's membership lists unconstitutional on an uncontroverted showing of reprisals against members. In Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta (2021) the Court held, 6 to 3 on the judgment, that California's collection of charities' Schedule B donor lists was not narrowly tailored; Bonta concerned state collection from 501(c)(3) charities and did not concern federal campaign disclosure.