Lloyd Mayer
Notre Dame Law School
Professor of Law
- Advocacy by nonprofit organizations
- Election law and tax law
- Lobbying
- Nonprofits
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Associated Press
Florida opens investigation into dark-money group key to ‘ghost’ candidate scandal
January 20, 2022
The reporting discrepancies raise “at least yellow flags,” said Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, a nonprofit expert and professor in the University of Notre Dame School of Law.
The Daily Beast
Guess Who’s Secretly Backing This ‘Anti-Smoking’ Vape Group
January 09, 2022
Lloyd Mayer, nonprofit law expert at the University of Notre Dame School of Law, said that the setup and its corporate ties reminded him of another Koch-fueled effort, the American Legislative Exchange Council, which consulted with private entities in drafting model legislation to pass to lawmakers.
USA Today
Moms for Liberty: How an army of education activists has become a national political force
December 28, 2021
“It will identify basically who's getting the money, or large chunks of the money,” University of Notre Dame Law School professor Lloyd Mayer, an expert on nonprofit tax law, said of the group’s tax filing.
The Conversation
Convenient but susceptible to fraud: Why it makes sense to regulate charitable crowdfunding
December 17, 2021
Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame.
The Daily Beast
Trump’s Dark-Money Machine Gets a Makeover—and New Owners
December 12, 2021
Lloyd Mayer, an expert in nonprofit law at the University of Notre Dame, cast these anti-transparency developments as “troubling,” saying they strike at the heart of federal sunshine laws.
Bloomberg
Wall Street Legend Perelman’s Family Trust Tied to Mystery Loans
November 03, 2021
And one particular line jumps out at Lloyd Mayer, a professor at Notre Dame Law School who focuses on nonprofits and charities and who has read the filings.
The Daily Beast
This Breast Cancer Charity Is the Big New ‘Scam’ in Politics
October 15, 2021
Lloyd Mayer, a nonprofit law expert at the University of Notre Dame Law School, explained why the change poses a new hurdle.
Texas Tribune
Texas has raised $54 million in private donations for its border wall plan. Almost all of it came from this one billionaire.
October 06, 2021
“It’s common to give stock that’s increased in value because they can get rid of the gains and they can deduct the donations,” said Lloyd Mayer, a professor at Notre Dame Law School.
Law 360
Justices Open The Door Wider For Donor Info Law Challenges
July 02, 2021
Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer is a professor of law at the University of Notre Dame Law School.
NPR
The Supreme Court Throws Out A State Law Requiring Nonprofits To Name Rich Donors
July 01, 2021
The court, "subtly opened the door" to challenge these laws wrote Lloyd Mayer, a law professor at Notre Dame.
Law 360
Mayo Clinic Win Could Invite More Tax Exemption Claims, 2021 Law360 159-56
June 08, 2021
Lloyd Mayer, law professor at Notre Dame's law school, said the Eighth Circuit's decision makes the definition of an educational organization more inclusive, but not as much as Mayo had asked for.
CNN
Obamacare, LGBTQ rights, voting laws in play during Supreme Court's final month
June 01, 2021
"The nonprofits are asking the Supreme Court to make it harder for the government to require the disclosure of donor information," said Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, an expert on campaign finance at Notre Dame Law School.
CNN
Supreme Court poised for another historic spring
April 25, 2021
"The non profits are asking the Supreme Court to make it harder for the government to require the disclosure of donor information," said Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, an expert on campaign finance at Notre Dame Law School.
Bloomberg
Supreme Court to Weigh in on State Charity Oversight (Podcast)
April 23, 2021
On this episode of our weekly podcast, Talking Tax, Bloomberg Law’s Jeff Leon talks with University of Notre Dame professor Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer about the case, Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Becerra.
The Ritz Herald
U.S. Supreme Court donor privacy case could have ramifications for dark money in elections
April 20, 2021
While Congress currently requires tax-exempt charities to provide this information to the IRS, only a few states require charities to also provide this information to state officials who regulate charities, according to University of Notre Dame Law School Professor Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, who notes that dark money in elections could also be impacted.
Associated Press
Survey: Nearly 1 in 3 contribute to a crowdfunding drive
April 13, 2021
Charities could broaden their reach by asking supporters to tap their networks for gifts, says Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, a professor of nonprofit law at the University of Notre Dame Law School.