News & Analysis as of

Political Campaigns Churches

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

In-Compliance - Holtzman Vogel's July 2025 Political Law Update

Supreme Court Preview: NRSC v. FEC - On June 30, 2025, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear what may be the most significant campaign finance case since Citizens United freed corporate entities to spend...more

Lathrop GPM

Understanding the Proposed IRS Settlement Regarding the Johnson Amendment and Churches’ Political Speech Rights

Lathrop GPM on

To settle a case challenging the Johnson Amendment, the IRS has proposed to allow at least two churches to endorse candidates from the pulpit. This proposal has received widespread attention, but many questions remain...more

Stinson LLP

IRS Permits Politics from the Pulpit

Stinson LLP on

In a joint motion filed on July 7 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) stated that religious organizations may speak about political campaigns and candidates to...more

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

IRS Enters into Consent Decree Limiting Application of Johnson Amendment; New Position Allows Churches to Endorse Candidates in...

On July 7, 2025, in National Religious Broadcasters, et al. v. Billy Long, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Services, et al., Docket no: 6:24-cv-00311-JCB (E.D. Texas) (“NRB”), the IRS entered into a consent decree in...more

McGlinchey Stafford

IRS Agrees That Political Speech Is Permitted in Houses of Worship

McGlinchey Stafford on

The Internal Revenue Service has reached a settlement, subject to court approval, that would permit political speech in houses of worship. Background - Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code defines an organization...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Churches Can Now Endorse Political Candidates Without Losing Tax-Exempt Status

On July 7, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) overturned  an over 70-year-old interpretation of the Internal Revenue Code via a federal court filing in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, which now...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Proposed Tax Reform Bill Impacts Philanthropy and Tax-Exempt Organizations

On November 2, 2017, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) introduced H.R. 1, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Bill”). At over four hundred pages, the Bill promises substantial changes to the Internal...more

Genova Burns LLC

What President Trump’s Executive Order Means for 501(c)(3) Political Activity

Genova Burns LLC on

Recently, President Trump signed his Executive Order “Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty.” It directs the Secretary of the Treasury to exercise discretion to avoid taking any adverse action against an individual,...more

8 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide