Legal Opinion
Illinois Ex Rel. Madigan, Attorney General of Illinois v. Telemarketing Associates, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 5, 2003No. 01-1806PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsburg
This case concerns the amenability of for-profit fundraising corporations to suit by the Attorney General of Illinois for fraudulent charitable solicitations. The controversy arises from the fundraisers’ contracts with a charitable nonprofit corporation organized to advance the welfare of Vietnam veterans; under the contracts, the fundraisers were to retain 85 percent of the proceeds of their fundraising endeavors. The State Attorney General’s complaint alleges that the fundraisers defrauded members of the public by falsely representing that “a significant amount of each dollar donated would…
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