Piercing the Marriage Veil

A Maine Judge has ordered the National Organization for Marriage - a 501(c)(4) "qualified non-profit"- to reveal its donors to state officials.

In a ruling dated Sunday, U.S. Magistrate Judge John Rich III said the National Organization for Marriage, which contributed $1.9 million to the repeal campaign, should give documents relating to donors and fundraising dating back to Jan. 1, 2009, to the Maine Attorney General’s Office.

Is this an easier case than Doe v. Reed?  Harder? Unlike Proposition 8 in California, these donors gave to the group, not a political committee.  Unlike Doe v. Reed, these people gave to a group, and didn't sign a petition (what some deem a "legislative act" entitled to less confidentiality).  The expectations of donors to a (c)(4) QNC are what, exactly?  If they've read NAACP v. Alabama (a 52-year precedent, by the way), they probably think they are protected from identification.