+“Context matters,” wrote Tim Delaney, president and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, in a statement following Monday’s arguments. His group was among those who filed another amici brief in support of the law.
+One of the state’s own allies says it is not a case about the regulation of nonprofits at all.
+Upon filing an amicus curiae brief in the U.S.
+Public comments on the new rule took both sides.
+D.C. groups that represent traditional nonprofits are generally wary of both the new IRS rule and efforts to repeal the Johnson Amendment. They see each as further blurring the line between charities and political groups.
