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Federal court abstains in solicitation suit

Federal court abstains in solicitation suit

Federal court abstains in solicitation suit

A federal District Court in Washington has abstained from a suit brought by a for-profit business that pays charities to help solicit used goods that the business resells for a profit. The business complained that the state Attorney General had violated its free speech rights under the Constitution by dictating its contractual relationship with the charities and mandating disclosure of its contractual payment terms. TVI, Inc. operates 20 Value Village stores within the state and works with charities to collect the used goods for sale. It paid roughly $13 million to charities in 2016 and over $120 million in the prior ten years. In 2014, the Attorney General began an investigation into TVI’s...

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