Join Americans for Prosperity Foundation and People United for Privacy Foundation on Wednesday, July 15 in Arlington, Virginia for a discussion with First Amendment experts and litigators about the enduring legacy of the Supreme Court’s 2021 decision in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta.

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Date: July 15, 2026

Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM (Eastern)

Location: Ballston Exchange Conference Center, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA (2nd Floor)

Five years later, what has been the decision’s lasting impact on nonprofit advocacy, donor privacy, and First Amendment freedoms? How have courts, lawmakers, and regulators responded? And what new challenges threaten the privacy of charitable donors, nonprofit supporters, and civic participants today?

AFPF v. Bonta reaffirmed a fundamental principle of a free society: Individuals should be able to support causes they believe in without fear that their personal information will be exposed to the public or government officials. In striking down California’s dragnet of nonprofit donor lists, the Court recognized that compelled disclosure chills speech and association by exposing supporters to the risk of harassment or intimidation.

Since the decision, however, efforts to chill advocacy by exposing nonprofit donor and member lists have continued and arguably even increased. From state officials’ growing use of the subpoena power to target donors to disfavored groups, to ballot measures purporting to regulate campaign finance that secretly restrict issue speech, to constitutionally dubious schemes censoring “out-of-state” or “corporate” entities, nonprofit advocacy and donor privacy remain at the forefront of debates about free speech and civic participation.

As challenges evolve and new opportunities for reform grounded in the AFPF ruling take shape, don’t miss your chance to hear leading experts assess one of the most consequential First Amendment decisions of the past decade. Additional details, including a list of speakers, will be announced soon.