I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome

to We The People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.

The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit chartered by Congress to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments next week

in an important case about the First Amendment

and donor disclosure laws.

It's called Americans for Prosperity Foundation

against Rodriguez.

And the case asks whether a policy of the California Attorney General's

office that requires charities to disclose the names and addresses

of their major donors violates the First Amendment.

Joining us to discuss this case and its potential implications for the future of free speech

are two of America's leading experts in the First Amendment and Nonprofit Law.

Cindy Lott is an associate professor of professional practice at Columbia University

and also serves as academic program director for nonprofit management

at the School of Professional Studies.

She previously served as Executive Director and Senior Council to the National State Attorneys

General Program at Columbia Law School and was the developer and lead council

to the Charities Regulation and Oversight Project.

She joined a brief of law professors

filed in this case in support of the respondent.

Cindy, it is wonderful to have you on the show.

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