The Chronicle, 11/10/2004: 13 Nonprofit Groups Sue Government Over Federal Charity Drive

The Chronicle, 11/10/2004: 13 Nonprofit Groups Sue Government Over Federal Charity Drive: "13 Nonprofit Groups Sue Government Over Federal Charity Drive
By Brad Wolverton

Thirteen nonprofit organizations -- including the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, and the Natural Resources Defense Council -- sued the federal government today in an attempt to block a controversial new regulation governing solicitations of government workers.

The rule requires groups participating in the Combined Federal Campaign, the federal government's annual charity drive, to certify that they do not knowingly employ people or give money to groups whose names appear on several terrorist watch lists -- a requirement that has caused several organizations to withdraw from the charity drive in the past few months."