No. 25A1049

Rio Grande Foundation v. Maggie Toulouse Oliver, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of State of New Mexico

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-23
Status: Application
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: campaign-finance-disclosure donor-privacy first-amendment independent-expenditures issue-advocacy nonprofit-organizations
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether New Mexico's Campaign Reporting Act, specifically Section 1-19-26(Q)(3)(c), which requires disclosure of donors to nonprofits engaged in pure issue advocacy that merely mention candidates or ballot initiatives within 60 days of an election, violates the First Amendment right to anonymous speech and association.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state campaign finance disclosure law violates the First Amendment by requiring disclosure of donors to a nonprofit organization engaged in pure issue advocacy that merely mentions candidates or ballot initiatives within a specified timeframe before an election, absent a sufficiently important governmental interest and narrow tailoring to achieve that interest

Docket Entries

2026-03-23
Application (25A1049) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until April 29, 2026.
2026-03-17
Application (25A1049) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 30, 2026 to May 29, 2026, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.

Attorneys

Rio Grande Foundation
Jeffrey Michael SchwabLiberty Justice Center, Petitioner