RGF Petitions US Supreme Court to Protect Free Speech

Thanks to our friends at the Liberty Justice Center the Rio Grande Foundation is appealing for certiorari (an appeal for our case to be heard) against New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver. The case is called: Rio Grande Foundation v. Oliver.

The case is based on the proposition that Americans have a constitutional right to support causes they believe in without sacrificing their privacy. Governments cannot suppress civic participation by forcing public exposure of donors to issue-focused nonprofits. This case seeks to vindicate associational privacy and ensure that individuals can advocate for policy positions—across the ideological spectrum—without being placed on a public registry that chills speech and favors entrenched political interests. 

You can find more information at our case at the link above and read our petition by clicking on the information below:

The Court should protect First Amendment rights of free speech and association by making clear: donor-disclosure laws must serve a specific informational interest—NOT act as unlimited tools for the government to obtain donor information from any organization that mentions a… pic.twitter.com/3hn5BnqJmw

— Liberty Justice Center (@LJCenter) April 30, 2026