Legal Opinion
Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Gregory J. Paradise, Chairman of the Wisconsin State Election Board
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 16, 1998No. 97-3668PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc., is a nonprofit anti-abortion organization that- enjoys tax-exempt status under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(4). Tax exemption (and the associated deducti-bility of contributions) is incompatible with partisan political activity; to conduct express advocacy in elections WRTL has formed a political action committee that does not enjoy tax benefits. But almost everything related to abortion has political implications, and it is a challenge for any organization on any side of the abortion debate to carry out its principal activities without saying…
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