Legal fight over churches endorsing candidates renewed as midterms near

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Unhappy Trump voters may stay home in the midterms

Frustrated Trump voters may not back Democrats, but lower turnout could still threaten Republican majorities in the midterms.

The so-called Johnson Amendment banned all tax-exempt 501c(3) organizations, like churches and charities, from “directly or indirectly” participating in politics.A group of churches and organizations sued the IRS in 2024, saying the rule violated the First Amendment.The IRS agreed to allow religious 501c(3) organizations to endorse political candidates in certain circumstances as part of a settlement agreement in 2025, but a judge dismissed the case in 2026.The plaintiffs appealed the dismissal

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