The Supreme Court may extinguish a law that more than any other made the promise of American democracy a reality.

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(Reuters) -Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates to their congregations without risking losing their status as tax-exempt nonprofits, the U.S. Internal Revenue ...

P roposed by then-Senator Lyndon Johnson, the amendment entered the Internal Revenue Code as a provision of law in 1954. It says that charitable organizations may be exempt from federal taxes if ...

The so-called Johnson Amendment, named for its author and then-U.S. Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson, has long been targeted by Christian conservatives for allegedly infringing on pastors’ free ...

The root of the ban extends back to 1954. Then-Senator Lyndon Johnson (D-TX) was running for re-election and faced a primary challenge from a wealthy rancher and oilman. A nonprofit conservative ...

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The root of the ban extends back to 1954. Then-Senator Lyndon Johnson (D-Texas) was running for re-election and faced a primary challenge from a wealthy rancher and oilman.

The Johnson Amendment has never been strictly enforced by the IRS, meaning that religious leaders have long endorsed politicians.