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ACLU Legal Director Retracts Tweet Criticizing Supreme Court Decision After Learning Employer Filed Brief In Support Of Plaintiffs

Ashe Schow
ACLU Legal Director Retracts Tweet Criticizing Supreme Court Decision After Learning Employer Filed Brief In Support Of Plaintiffs
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Many on the Left were upset by the Supreme Court’s ruling in a case related to campaign finance laws in California. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along partisan lines to strike down a California law that required nonprofits to disclose their donors to the state, something critics said violated the First Amendment and could lead to political targeting.

One such critic was the American Civil Liberties Union’s legal director, David Cole, who slammed the decision as one that would make it “harder to prove voter suppression, and easier to hide large donations.” Ten hours later, however, Cole added a follow-up to his tweet, saying it was “too hasty.”

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