Paid Solicitor
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10th Circuit dismisses constitutional challenge to Colorado’s charitable solicitation law
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The federal appeals court based in Denver dismissed a constitutional challenge to a portion of Colorado’s law governing paid nonprofit solicitors, determining on Friday that the lawsuit against Secretary of State Jena Griswold was now moot. Colorado’s legislature enacted the Charitable Solicitations Act after finding fraudulent solicitations on behalf of charities were a “widespread practice”…
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Federal judge finds constitutional challenge to Colorado’s charitable solicitation law not viable
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A company that solicits charitable donations for nonprofits cannot continue its constitutional challenge to Colorado’s regulations because it no longer faces a prohibition on operating in the state, a federal judge ruled last week. InfoCision Management Corporation, located in Akron, Ohio, alleged a portion of Colorado’s Charitable Solicitations Act unconstitutionally infringed upon its free speech rights…