A conservative political group asked a federal appeals court on Monday to strike down a Delaware law requiring the disclosure of donors for groups that campaign in the state, hoping it becomes the latest donor disclosure and campaign finance law to be struck down as a violation of the First Amendment.
A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit heard arguments in a case brought by the Americans for Prosperity Foundation against Delaware officials over a law requiring nonprofit groups that spend more than $500 in campaigning ahead of an election to disclose all donors who contributed at least $100 in the past four years. AFPF urged a federal district court to halt enforcement of the law, arguing it violates the First Amendment, but the group was denied the injunction it sought.
