VOLUME TWO No. 1 (April 4, 1994) • Action Needed To Stop Bad Lobbying Regulation • FSC Testifies Against FEC Limitations On Advocacy Organizations • FSC Opposes Additional IRS Burdens On Advocacy Organizations • FSC Investigates Challenge To AICPA Exposure Draft • New Ways To Penalize Nonprofit Organizations No. 2 (May 17, 1994) • Lobby Disclosure Bills, H.R. 823, S. 349 • Membership Campaign Announced • Welcome To New FSC Members • State Regulators Seek Broad Powers To Attack Nonprofit Organizations • Federal Legislation Watch No. 3 (June 22, 1994) • CBBB Would Further Regulate Nonprofit Program Appeals No. 4 (September 1994) • Free Speech Leadership Conference Set • FSC To Submit Amicus Brief For Second Circuit To Consider Regarding Legality Of Professional Solicitor Fee • Kentucky Law Called An Impermissible Prior Restraint • Telemarketing Fraud Bill Signed Into Law • Social Security Administrative Reform Act Of 1994 No. 5 (November 1994) • The New Powers That Be: The Congress • The New Powers That Be: The States • FSC 1994 Leadership Conference • FSC Amicus Brief Accepted By Second Circuit • FSC Shares Its Views With Virginia • NAAG/NASCO’s Foot-In-Mouth Disease • Cumulative and Compounded: The Problem Of Over-Regulation VOLUME THREE No. 1 (February 1995) • Another FSC Amicus Brief: The Center For Auto Safety v. Athey • FSC Calls For Arter’s Removal • A New “C3”: The Free Speech Defense and Education Fund • Legislative Briefing Breakfast Called “Great Success” • Federal Trade Commission Attaches Burdensome Fines On Late Premium Deliveries • Lobbying Registration and Disclosure • Around The States • Cumulative and Compounded: The Problem Of Over-Regulation No. 2 (June 1995) • Congressman Bunning’s Hearings Against Nonprofit Mail “On Track” • Congressman Mica Seeks To Strip Some Nonprofits' Access To Federal Employees’ Payroll Contributions • U.S. Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Center For Auto Safety v. Athey • State Charitable Solicitation Laws: Limited Relief In Sight • AICPA Releases Exposure Draft Of Proposed Audit & Accounting Guide For Nonprofits No. 3 (August - September 1995) • FSC Holds Legislative Briefing With Congressman Staff On Nonprofit Regulation • FSDEF President Testifies On House Lobbying Reform Bill • FSC Considers Challenge To AICPA Rule • Eye On The Bureaucracy No. 4 (October 1995) • Lobbying Disclosure Act Still Threatens Nonprofits • NASCO Unresponsive To Nonprofit Community’s Concerns • Postal Service Changes Eligibility For Special Nonprofit Rates • Status Of Istook Amendment • FTC Regulates Charitable Phone Solicitation To Death? • Seeking Access To Nonprofit’s Membership, Other Confidential Records • AICPA Ignores Flood of Objections, Moves To Adopt New Joint Costs Rule VOLUME FOUR No. 1 (January - February 1996) • FSC Opposes IRS Proposed “Intermediate Sanctions” • Avrahami v. U.S. News & World Report: Direct Mail Recipient Suffers Setback • New Congressional Bill To Stifle Public Speech • Lobbying Disclosure Act Becomes Law • New House and Senate Gift Rules • Barriers To New Charities Almost Insuperable No. 2 (March - April 1996) • State Bureaucrats Add Burdens To Nonprofits, Fund Raisers • West Virginia Can Demand Disclaimers, Copies Of Solicitations No. 3 (May - June 1996) • North Dakota: Only “Worthy” Charities May Solicit In State • Washington Kills Proposed Audit Requirement • Utah Rescinds Fingerprinting Requirement • FSDEF Begins Fundraising Drive No. 4 (July - August 1996) • AICPA New Accounting Standards Could Make Direct Mailers Look Bad • Legal Analysis In Opposition To Senate Subpoenas Released • Court Strikes Down L.A. Law Limiting Solicitation To Registered Nonprofits No. 5 (September - October 1996) • New Hampshire Compels Speech; Micromanages Nonprofits • Hawaii Ends Nonprofit Registration • Double Sanctions Threaten Nonprofits Under TBOR2 • IRS Charged With Political Harassment • North Carolina: Nonprofits Responsible For Contractors’ Actions • FSC Urges End To Oklahoma Bottleneck No. 6 (November - December 1996) • Elections Bring New Challenges for Nonprofits’ Free Speech Rights • Federal Government Bans “Social Security” • Government Plans to Put You Out of Business VOLUME FIVE No. 1 (January - February 1997) • Nebraska Repeals Solicitation Law • U.S. House Requires “Truth In Testimony” • Menendez Bill Would Limit Nonprofits’ Compensation • Hearings A Prelude To Punishing Nonprofits’ Advocacy? • McIntosh Bill Would Close “Loophole” In Lobbying Disclosure Act • FSDEF Rescues Christian Action Network’s Lawsuit No. 2 (March - April 1997) • FSC Member Scores Victory Against North Carolina Regulators • McCain-Feingold: A Hidden Attack On Nonprofits • Doolittle Proposes Disclosure Without Regulation Of Political Speech • FSC Capitol Hill Legislative Breakfast With Sen. McConnell No. 3 (May - June 1997) • Nonprofit Leaders Expose Senate “Witch Hunt” • Vermont Taxes Lobbying, Limits Political Speech • Clinton Administration Seeks End To Buckley Protections • Consumer Protection Or Bureaucratic Racket? Issued By FSC • FEC Seeks Comments On Banning “Soft Money” • Free Speech Coalition Targeted By Pennsylvania No. 4 (September - October 1997) • AICPA New Accounting Standards Could Make Direct Mailers Look Bad • Senate Expands List Of Targeted Nonprofits • Legal Analysis In Opposition To Senate Subpoenas Released • Court Strikes Down L.A. Law Limiting Solicitation To Registered Nonprofits • Politicians’ Reason For Limiting The First Amendment, Part 1 No. 5 (November - December 1997) • FSDEF Rallies Support For Challenge To Utah Statute: 26 Nonprofits and Companies Sign On To FSDEF Amicus Brief • NASCO & NAAG • FSDEF Files An Amicus Curiae Brief • States Decide To File Amicus Brief FSC Tells Story Behind Headlines On Senate Subpoenas FEC Proposes New Definition Of “Member” For Associations With A PAC Postal Service’s Final Rule On “Back-End” Premiums • IRS Contemplates Raising Threshold To File Form 990 VOLUME SIX No. 1 (January - February 1998) • 1997 IN REVIEW: FSC Sponsored Capitol Hill Legislative Breakfast With Senator McConnell • Federal Legislation Threatened Nonprofits • Congressional Hearings Threatened Nonprofits and Agencies • FSC and FSC Members Influenced FEC & IRS Regulations • New Laws, Rules, Regulations and Requirements • AICPA Released New Accounting Standards For Joint Cost Allocation • Federal & State Efforts To Limit Free Speech • Court Decisions Affecting Nonprofits • FSC Member Scored Victory Against North Carolina Regulators Up-To-Date Information On State Charitable Solicitation Laws FSDEF • FSDEF Assisted Christian Action Network’s Lawsuit • FSDEF Rallied Support For Challenge To Utah Statute No. 2 (May 1998) • FSDEF Supports Appeal Of Tax Court Decision In United Cancer Council • Legislative Efforts To Censor Issue Advocacy Before U.S. House • Update On Challenge To Utah Charitable Solicitations Statute No. 3 (August 1998) • Censorship of Nonprofit Issue Advocacy Passes U.S. House • IRS Issues Proposed Intermediate Sanctions Regulations • State Charitable Solicitation Speech Police Visit Nonprofits • FSC Leadership Considers Litigation Against AICPA Over SOP 98-2 • Oklahoma Attacks Nonprofit For Failure To Register Under Dormant State Charitable Solicitation Statute • New Law Protects Charitable Donations from Bankruptcy Courts • United Cancer Council Case Amicus Briefs Filed • Supreme Court Refuses To Define Political Committee No. 4 (September-October 1998) • ATA Appeals District Court Decision In Giani Case • Senate Silences Congressional Effort To Censor Issue Advocacy • Update On United Cancer Council Case • Bill Offers Judicial Review Of FASB Accounting Principles • FSDEF Selects Two New Board Members • Voting Rights Institute Seeks To Overturn First Amendment Protection Of Political Speech • Appeals Court Finds City Violated Nonprofit’s First Amendment Rights No. 5 (December 1998) • FSC Seeks AICPA Reconsideration Of SOP 98-2 • FSDEF Files Amicus Brief In 10th Circuit ATA v. Giani Appeal • U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Effort To Reduce First Amendment Protections Of Political Speech • New Nonprofit Postage Rates Become Effective January 10, 1999 • IRS Drops Proposal To Raise Threshold For Form 990 Reporting • New Law Protects Charitable Donations From Bankruptcy Courts • United Cancer Council Case Amicus Briefs Filed • AARP, Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General Jointly Attack Telephone Solicitations VOLUME SEVEN No. 1 (January - February 1999) • FEC Solicits Comments On Express Advocacy • U.S. Supreme Court To Review Campaign Contribution Limits • State Attorneys General File Their Amicus Brief Late In ATA Case No. 2 (March - April 1999) • FSC Comments On Proposed Intermediate Sanctions Regulations • AICPA Rejects FSC Request For Reconsideration Of SOP 98-2 • FSC Comments At FEC Hearing On Proposed Definition of “Membership” • FSC Supports Revision of FEC’s Express Advocacy Regulations • Speech Regulators Routinely Violate The Federal Privacy Act • California State Appeals Court Decisions Question Constitutionality Of Mandatory Disclosure Law No. 3 (May - June 1999) • So-called Sweepstakes Bill Passes Senate Unanimously • FEC Publishes Final Rule Re-Defining “Membership” • Postal Service Reduces Nonprofit Periodicals Rates • Eight States Now Have Do-Not-Call List Laws • IRS Loses Two More Cases On Mailing List Rental Income • California Attorney General To Toughen Charitable Fundraising Oversight No. 4 (November-December 1999) • Oral Argument Before 10th Circuit in ATA v. Giani • Deceptive Mail Bill Becomes Law • Issue Advocacy Censorship Passes House, Not Senate • Philanthropy Monthly Explains Effect of Abusive State Regulation • AARP Fights $3 Million Postal Fine     VOLUME EIGHT No.1 (January-February 2000) • 10th Circuit Decision in ATA v. Giani Strikes Down Provisions of Utah Act • FSC to Publish Compliance Guides • IRS Seeks First Intermediate Sanctions in Tax Courtv • Missouri, Indiana Bills Would Create No-Call List, New Revenue Streams • Nonprofits Face Another Postal Rate Increase • North Carolina Right to Life Challenges State’s Election Law in Court No. 2 (May-June 2000) • FSDEF Files U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief in ATA v. Giani • FSC Files Comments on Postal Service’s Deceptive Mail Regulations • Republican Fundraising Letter Examined Under Deceptive Mail Act • United Cancer Council Case SettledUnited Cancer Council Case Settled • Congress Considers New Non-profit Reporting and Disclosures     No. 3 (November - December 2000) "AMENDMENTS TO TAX CODE REGARDING NONPROFIT LOBBYING: • Regulating the Internet • ATA lawsuit Challenges USPS Cooperative Mailing Rule • USPS Issues Deceptive Mail Regulations • New law Requires IRC 527's Report Donors • FSC Submits Testimony Agagainst Abuses by Postal Inspection Services • United Cancer Council Case Settled