The administration proposed concerning new regulations today that would open up nonprofits to investigation, potential third party litigation, and even gov't imposed "corrective action plans" if their staff participate in public loan forgiveness 1/9 www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Nonprofits are getting caught in the middle of a fight in the states over how to combat Chinese influence. A new Florida law bans nonprofits from fundraising in the state if they receive anything of value from those from China. Nebraska and Arkansas just enacted foreign influence registries. 1/6

Trump has federalized at least 2,000 National Guard forces and reportedly plans to deploy troops to Los Angeles over Governor Newsom’s objections. If that happens, it will be the first time since 1965 that a president has sent troops into a state without a state request. 1/19

Check out ICNL's new analysis on threats to the tax exempt status of 501(c)(3) nonprofits. It looks at 3 grounds for revocation that have been getting a lot attention: (1) the illegality doctrine; (2) activity contrary to public purpose; and (3) support for terrorism www.icnl.org/evolving-thr...

Also just filed: @knightcolumbia.org brief in support of Sue Mi Terry, arguing that the First Amendment requires that the Foreign Agents Registration Act be construed narrowly. knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

"Whether or not the proposed regulations by the Justice Department are ultimately adopted, FARA will remain an overbroad law that creates both regulatory confusion and serious civil liberties concerns," writes @nickrobinson5.bsky.social.

I have a piece out in @lawfare.bsky.social on how the Foreign Agents Registration Act is a catchall statute that is increasingly being politicized against disfavored voices in the U.S. and causing regulatory confusion. There is real danger it will get far worse. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/fara...