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Americans for Prosperity Foundation Multi-State Investigation Shows True Cost of Certificate of Need Laws
AFPF’s new report, Permission to Care, illustrates how certificate of need laws have harmed patients in Iowa, Michigan, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Read MoreRecords confirm VA’s use of inaccurate wait time numbers
Documents obtained by Americans for Prosperity Foundation through a series of Freedom of Information Act requests, which are part of an ongoing lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs, reveal the VA’s failure to follow the VA MISSION Act and its own regulatory requirements by refusing to refer eligible veterans for community care. The documents…
Read MoreSupreme Court Delivers Major Victory for Americans’ Free Speech Rights
Americans For Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta decision protects people’s ability to join causes without fear of becoming political targets WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld people’s First Amendment rights in AFPF v Bonta. The case brought together nearly 300 groups — including the ACLU, NAACP, Human Rights Campaign, Becket Fund, PETA, and Institute for Justice — representing a diversity…
Read MoreFree speech case attracts support from hundreds of diverse groups
More than 40 amicus briefs make the case for continued protection of privacy rights for all Americans Hundreds of organizations and individuals representing a rich mix of ideas and beliefs submitted more than 40 friend-of-the-court briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court defending Americans right to privacy from those in power. Though many of the signers…
Read MoreHighlights from Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s press conference on privacy in association following oral arguments in AFPF v. Bonta
Should Americans have to choose between staying safe or speaking up? This question is at the heart of Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, a case before the Supreme Court asking whether it’s constitutional for those in power to make blanket demands for lists of organizations’ supporters – and whether doing so supersedes people’s rights to…
Read MoreSupreme Court hears case on First Amendment right to privacy in association in Americans For Prosperity Foundation vs. Bonta
WASHINGTON, DC—Americans for Prosperity Foundation, backed by nearly 300 groups across the political spectrum who filed friend-of-the-court briefs, urged the U.S. Supreme Court today to uphold people’s First Amendment rights. The question before the Justices in Americans For Prosperity Foundation vs. Bonta is whether a state’s blanket demand for a list of an organization’s supporters can override those people’s…
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