The jury’s verdict followed years of allegations that the gun group’s top official and other leaders were spending money meant to benefit its members on their own luxuries.
Sometimes it just takes one naysayer to illuminate a problem everyone else is ignoring.
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A legal scholar argues that assigning a designated contrarian and rotating this role over time will help nonprofit boards resist the dangerous pull toward passivity and deference.
The Mormon Temple is the centerpiece of Temple Square in Salt Lake City.
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Like all charitable donors, church members – even those who make donations to remain in good standing with their religious institution – give up their legal right to control that money.
Police arrested three people who have been aiding protesters at this Atlanta house in May 2023.
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Georgia authorities have filed charges against Network for Strong Communities trustees. The nonprofit opposes the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, which protesters call ‘Cop City.’
Jason Van Tatenhove, a former national spokesman for the Oath Keepers, has testified about the group’s extremism.
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The First Amendment, along with a lack of clarity on what counts as an educational mission for charities, can lead authorities to approve applications from extremist groups.
James O'Keefe stands accused of financial misdeeds.
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A scholar of the laws governing tax-exempt groups explains why trustees showed James O'Keefe the door and what the consequences might be if their concerns prove to be accurate.
It’s good to get insights from different perspectives.
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The informality and the speed can be helpful in emergencies. But it’s hard to make sure that money raised in a hurry is used in accordance with what donors expect.
Thousands of men say they were sexually abused as children taking part in the Boy Scouts.
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It’s unclear whether Women for America First, the ‘social welfare group’ that obtained a permit for the pro-Trump rally that let to a siege on the Capitol, could be held liable.
The Charles Koch Foundation had a say in some GMU faculty hires.
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