Nonprofits are reeling, with many reporting fear of government reprisal and/or public or private backlash.
Some have even started "scrubbing" their public presences of "controversial" language.
"There's been what I call this chilling effect," says Sean Gibbons, CEO of The Communications Network.
But the fight is far from over, Gibbons points out.
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