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May 20-27, 2025
Does a charity need to formally keep records of donors who have advised them they want to make a bequest in their will? I know it's a good idea but we just had a donor call us to ask for our EIN and address on the advice of her attorney. She would not give us any information about herself.  Answer

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Roger Colinvaux, a law professor at the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University and a widely...

Employment Law

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May 13, 2025

A product manager for a nonprofit corporation who alleged that he objected to and refused to...

Employee has no claim for “associational pregnancy”

A fundraiser for the New York Public Interest…

Employee may pursue bias claim on color, not race

An African American man “with dark skin” has…

No bias against man passed over for job he didn’t apply for

A man who applied for a job as a research…

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Trump Litigation Watch

Trump Litigation Watch will provide brief summaries of arguments and outcomes on decided cases in the current torrent of litigation against the actions of the Trump administration. It will primarily cover cases brought by or on behalf of nonprofit organizations or significantly affecting the constituencies they serve.

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The federal District Court in New Hampshire (Landya B. McCaffrey) has granted a preliminary...

MD Court stays DOE letter

A federal District Court in Maryland (…

IL Court requires funding for women in trades

Following up on an earlier temporary…

WA Court grants TRO on termination of student visa

A federal District Court in Washington (David…

Lead Stories Search Articles

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The National Council of Nonprofits, which has been in the forefront of challenging the “pauses” and… Read more
Finding Substantial Burden Under RLUIPA Is Task For Court

Whether a local land use regulation imposes a…

Unrelated Third Party Unable to Revive Lapsed Corporation

When William N. Ford, Sr., the president of…

Lessons from Litigation

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A letter of intent does not create a binding pledge for a charitable contribution, according to an...

Donor can’t recover gift for breach of contract

After James Jimirro, a resident of California…

Court may order contempt fine payable to charity

When an attorney in New Mexico was found…

VMI Alumni Association not acting under color of law

Members of the Virginia Military Institute’s…

Tax Matters

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Joseph J. Zajac, III had a bad day in the Tax Court when he failed to convince the Court that he was...

Auction house not “qualified appraiser”

The Tax Court has ruled that an appraisal of…

Taxpayers’ valuation of property off by $11 million

The taxpayers valued the property sold to a…

IRS issues guides on title-holding companies

The Internal Revenue Service has issued two…

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