Emergent Threats to the Charitable Sector
Date of Event
9-9-2025
Description
The United States has long enjoyed a vibrant, pluralistic, and independent charitable sector, with minimal government interference in the missions and goals of private organizations that serve the public good. Free and dynamic association is fostered by state nonprofit law, the First Amendment, federal tax law, and longstanding norms of tax administration. Since the turn of the century, however, political scandal, tax law changes, and regulatory inertia have slowly weakened the legal apparatus that supports charities. Now, the new Administration appears ready to leverage executive power against many nonprofit organization policies and programs. Legislation also is developing to target nonprofits in various ways. The lecture will survey existing and new threats to nonprofit pluralism and autonomy and weigh possible responses to the shifting legal and political landscape.
Lecture Series
Norman A. Sugarman Tax Lecture
Subject Headings
charitable sector; executive power and nonprofits; legislation and nonprofits
Location
Moot Court Room (A67)
Document Type
Video
Recommended Citation
Colinvaux, Roger, "Emergent Threats to the Charitable Sector" (2025). Conferences and Symposia. 1128.
https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/law_videos_general/1128