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Primary Season Is Coming to NY, DC, MA, and CT — What Your Charity Can (and Can’t) Do at a Candidate Forum
Primary season is opening across NY, DC, MA, and CT, and your charity is being asked to host forums, rent space, and invite electeds to speak. Here is what is permitted, what is prohibited, and the small adjustments that keep routine activity clean.
SCOTUS Rules 4-4 on Major Charter School Case
When the Supreme Court splits 4-4, the lower court's ruling stands but sets no national precedent, leaving charter school authorizers, advocates, and litigants nationwide without the clear constitutional answer they came to the Court to find.
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