{"podcast":{"title":"Rules of the Game: The Bolder Advocacy Podcast","slug":"rules-of-the-game-the-bolder-advocacy-podcast-744868","podcast_index_feed_id":744868,"rss_url":"https://rulesofthegame.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://afj.org/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/1/a/e/31ae8c4533ab742d/RoTG.png","author":"Alliance for Justice","episode_count":100,"summary":"Nonprofits are important advocates on issues critical to every community, but sometimes the rules and regulations of advocacy can be barriers to entry. In Rules of the Game, Bolder Advocacy attorneys at Alliance for Justice use real examples to demystify these laws to help 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) nonprofits be bolder advocates, whether holding elected officials accountable, educating candidates, engaging voters, or lobbying for policy change. Entertaining legal education, not legal advice!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T22:20:06.614648+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rules-of-the-game-the-bolder-advocacy-podcast-744868"},"episode":{"title":"Litigation Update","slug":"litigation-update","published_at":"2026-03-04T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rules-of-the-game-the-bolder-advocacy-podcast-744868/litigation-update","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rules-of-the-game-the-bolder-advocacy-podcast-744868","url":"https://rulesofthegame.libsyn.com/litigation-update","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/rulesofthegame/ROTG152-litigation-update.mp3?dest-id=2280527","summary":"On this edition, we open up the docket and get an update on the variety of court cases that impact tax-exempt organizations and their ability to advocate on the issues they care about. And to help with that, we're joined once again by friend of the pod Emma Olson Sharkey from Elias Law Group to help demystify what's happening in the courts and how it might impact you and your work. Attorneys for this episode Brittany Hacker Leonard Tim Mooney Emma Olson Sharkey – Elias Law Group Shownotes 501(c)(4) political activity Freedom Path, Inc. v. IRS (D.D.C.) Memorial Hermann Accountable Care Organization v. CIR (5 th Cir) Administrative law Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (2024) Johnson Amendment and 501(c)(3) partisan activity National Religious Broadcasters v. Long (EDTX) https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/pressreleases/federal-court-decide-legal-settlement-impacting-70-year-old-federal-law-protecting-0 Ballot measure process cases Montana - Kendrick v. Knudsen - https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/proposed-ballot-measure-would-limit-montana-legislature-burdening-direct Arkansas - https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/11/19/judge-issues-injunction-against-arkansas-direct-democracy-laws/ Montana - Ellingson v. State: https://archive.legmt.gov/content/Committees/Interim/2023-2024/State-Administration-and-Veterans-Affairs/Meetings/Sept.5.24/Tab-11-Admin-Rule-Review-Litigation-Update/September-2024-Litigation-Update.pdf Florida [GU2] - https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/20/federal-ruling-in-florida-ballot-initiative-restriction-challenge-could-have-national-implications/ Oklahoma - McVay et al. v. Cockroft and Drummond: https://www.lwv.org/legal-center/mcvay-v-cockroft Missouri - Missouri et al v. Von Glahn et al: https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/misso…","meta_description":"On this edition, we open up the docket and get an update on the variety of court cases that impact tax-exempt organizations and their ability to advocate…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1676,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rules-of-the-game-the-bolder-advocacy-podcast-744868/episodes/litigation-update/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rules-of-the-game-the-bolder-advocacy-podcast-744868/litigation-update.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}