A federal district judge upheld a state law allowing the release of names of those donating $100 or more to political campaigns. The supporters of Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriage in California wanted to withdraw the information claiming that the donors were at risk.
Prop. 8 supporters said they had been harassed, vandalized, and received hate mail and death threats. -db
From the San Francisco Chronicle, October 22, 2011, by Bob Egelko.