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Johnson Amendment Challenge 2024-2025

A challenge to the Johnson Amendment, which bans tax-exempt charities from endorsing political candidates, with a recent consent judgment in the Eastern District of Texas potentially changing enforcement.

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Feb 1, 2026

How do 501(c)(3) rules concretely limit pastoral speech and church political activity?

Section 501(c) of the bars tax‑exempt charities — including — from “participating in, or intervening in” political campaigns for or against candidates, a prohibition commonly known as the , which has ...

Jan 30, 2026

How have federal courts ruled on the Johnson Amendment in recent cases since 2024?

Federal courts have largely left the intact in precedents through 2024, but a high-profile 2024–2025 litigation in the has produced a novel federal-government-backed consent judgment and an recharacte...

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