Supreme Court Upholds Alaska's Campaign Finance Disclosure Law

The Court declined to hear a challenge against Alaska's 2020 ballot measure requiring transparency in political donations.

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a challenge to Alaska's campaign finance law, leaving in place strict disclosure requirements for political donations.
Alaska's Ballot Measure 2, approved in 2020, mandates detailed reporting of contributions over $2,000 to organizations making independent expenditures in elections.
The measure aims to combat 'dark money' by ensuring voters know the true sources of campaign funding, including requiring disclaimers on ads funded by out-of-state donors.
The Liberty Justice Center, a conservative legal group, argued the law infringes on First Amendment rights, but lower courts upheld the law as serving important state interests.
The Supreme Court's decision aligns with previous rulings supporting transparency in campaign finance, despite the landmark Citizens United case allowing unlimited election spending.