Chris Bragg reports in Capitol Confidential that the New York Civil Liberties Union is calling an ethics reform bill Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to sign unconstitutional, saying that it would chill free speech of politically active nonprofits. “While the intention of the bill is to bring transparency to ‘dark money’ in politics, it is overbroad — it would inhibit public interest activity that has nothing to do with electoral campaigns,” NYCLU Legislative Director Robert Perry said in a statement. “The clear if unintended consequences of this bill will be to unconstitutionally burden nonprofits as well as intimidate New Yorkers from supporting controversial causes like LGBT rights, abortion and climate change.” Parts of the bill would further regulate “Super PACs,” but the group believes charitable nonprofit foundations that give to lobbying efforts might not want to do so under the new bill. "Cuomo’s office has argued that the bill would bring sunlight to lobbying efforts, and make sure nonprofits’ tax-exempt dollars are being spent in appropriate ways. Still some observers believe that the disclosure requirements are targeted at good-government groups, which often criticize lawmakers," the story says. Read the full article in Capitol Confidential, an Albany Times-Union blog.