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PARTNERSHIPS

Contributions by

Satellite Business Systems v. FEC
  

PARTY COMMITTEES

Affiliated with nonconnected committees

Common Cause v. FEC (85-1130)

Allocation
See:   ALLOCATION

Building Fund

Shays and Meehan v. FEC (1:02CV01984)

Federal and nonfederal accounts

California Democratic Party: FEC v.
Common Cause v. FEC (86-1838)
Democratic Party of New Mexico (02-0372): FEC v.
Michigan Republican State Committee: FEC v.
Shays and Meehan v. FEC (1:02CV01984)
Stevens v. FEC (02-3291)
West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee: FEC v.

Candidate of

Reform Party of the USA v. John Hagelin
Reform Party of the USA v. Gerald M. Moan

Contributions by

Michigan Republican State Committee: FEC v.
National Republican Senatorial Committee: FEC v. (93-1612)
New York State Conservative Party State Committee/1984 Victory Fund: FEC v. (87-3309)
RNC v. FEC (94-1017)

Coordinated expenditures by
See:   COORDINATION

Anderson v. FEC (80-0272)
Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee: FEC v.
Common Cause v. FEC (94-2104)
Common Cause and Democracy 21 v. FEC
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee v. FEC (86-2075)
Democratic Party of New Mexico (02-0372): FEC v.
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee v. FEC
(80-1903), (93-1321) and (96-2109)
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (95-2881): FEC v.
Shays and Meehan v. FEC (1:02CV01984)
Wertheimer v. FEC (00-5371)

Federal Election Activity
See:   FEDERAL ELECTION ACTIVITY

Shays and Meehan v. FEC (1:02CV01984)

Fundraising by

Common Cause v. FEC (89-0524)
Common Cause and Democracy 21 v. FEC
Michigan Republican State Committee: FEC v.
Shays and Meehan v. FEC (1:02CV01984)

Generic voter education

Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee: FEC v.
Shays and Meehan v. FEC (1:02CV01984)

Issue Ads

RNC v. FEC (98-1207 and 98-5263)

Levin Funds
See:   FEDERAL ELECTION ACTIVITY

Shays and Meehan v. FEC (1:02CV01984)

National committee, definition of

Anderson v. FEC (80-0272)

Voter Drives

California Democratic Party: FEC v.


PERSONAL FUNDS

Candidate's use of, challenged

White v. FEC

Commingled with committee funds

Caulder: FEC v.
Batts, Committee to Elect Bennie: FEC v.

PHONE BANKS

AFSCME-PQ: FEC v.
West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee: FEC v.


POLITICAL COMMITTEES

Allocation

EMILY's List v. FEC

Corporate/labor
See:   SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUNDS

Definition

Bush-Cheney '04 v. FEC
(04-1501) and (1:04CV01612)

Club for Growth: FEC v.
Malenick, et al,: FEC v.
Shays and Meehan v. FEC (1:04CV01597)

Definition
See Also:   MAJOR PURPOSE

Party
See:   PARTY COMMITTEES

Registration
See:  REGISTRATION

527 Organizations
See:  527 ORGANIZATIONS

 

PREEMPTION OF STATE LAW BY FECA

Contribution/expenditure limits

Weber v. Heaney

Corporate governance laws

Stern v. General Electric Co.

PUBLIC FUNDING

Attachments to matching funds

Kroll v. Americans with Hart
Xerox Corp. v. Americans with Hart

Audits
See:   AUDITS

Challenged Entitlement

Fulani v. FEC

Compliance funds

Center for Responsive Politics v. FEC (95-1464)

Constitutionality challenged

Anderson v. FEC (80-1911)
Buckley v. Valeo
Hooker v. FEC (3-99-0794)
Hopfmann v. FEC
Judd v. FEC
National Committee of the Reform Party v. FEC
RNC v. FEC (78-2783)

Convention funding challenged

Freedom Republicans v. FEC

Recipient of Convention funding challenged

Reform Party of the USA v. John J. Gargan

Contribution and expenditure limits exceeded

Wertheimer v. FEC (00-5371)

Matching fund certification actions challenged

Carter, Committee for Jimmy v. FEC
DNC v. FEC (96-2506)
Gelman v. FEC (80-1646)
Gottlieb v. FEC
Jones v. FEC
LaRouche v. FEC (92-1100)
LaRouche, Committee to Elect Lyndon v. FEC
National Committee of the Reform Party v. FEC
Trinsey v. FEC

Repayment determinations challenged

Bush-Quayle '92 Primary Committee v. FEC
Buchanan v. FEC
Carter, Committee for Jimmy v. FEC
Carter/Mondale Presidential Committee v. FEC
(82-1754) and (84-1393)
Dukakis v. FEC
Fulani v. FEC (97-1466)
Glenn Presidential Committee v. FEC
Kennedy for President v. FEC (83-1521)
LaRouche: FEC v. (94-0658),
LaRouche v. FEC (92-1555)
LaRouche, Citizens for v. FEC
LaRouche's Committee for a New Bretton Woods v. FEC
O'Hara, Shawn v. FEC
Reagan-Bush Committee v. FEC
Reform Party of the USA: FEC v.
Robertson v. FEC
Simon v. FEC

Repayments: statute of limitations on notifications
See:   STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS


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QUALIFIED NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS

Austin v. Michigan State Chamber of Commerce
Beaumont v. FEC
Faucher v. FEC
Hawaii Right to Life, Inc. v. FEC (1:02CV02313)
Massachusetts Citizens for Life: FEC v.
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life v. FEC
NRA: FEC v. (85-1018)
Survival Education Fund: FEC v.
Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC
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RECORDKEEPING

Best efforts to obtain/report information
See:  BEST EFFORTS

Failure to keep adequate records

Dear for Congress (03CV2397): FEC v.
Life Amendment PAC: FEC v. (88-0860 and 89-1429)

REGISTRATION

Failure to file/amend Statement of Organization on time

Akins v. FEC (92-1864)
America's PAC: FEC v.
Batts, Committee to Elect Bennie: FEC v.
Californians for Democratic Representation: FEC v.
Club for Growth: FEC v.
Malenick, et al,: FEC v.
Durkin for US Senate v. FEC
EMILY's List v. FEC
Evans, Friends for Lane: FEC v.
GOPAC: FEC v.
Holmes Committee: FEC v.
Jackson, Americans for Jesse: FEC v.
Kean for Congress Committee v. FEC (1:04CV00007)
Richards for President: FEC v. (88-2832)
Schaefer, Friends of: FEC v.
Thornton Township Regular Democratic Organization: FEC v.
Triad Management Services: FEC v. (02CV1237)

REGULATIONS

Allocation, federal/nonfederal

California Democratic Party: FEC v.
Common Cause v. FEC (86-1838)
Ohio Democratic Party v. FEC
RNC v. FEC (98-1207 and 98-5263)
Shays and Meehan v. FEC (1:02CV01984)

BCRA implementing
See: BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT

Bush-Cheney '04, Inc. v. FEC (1:04CV01612)
Hawaii Right to Life, Inc. v. FEC (1:02CV02313)
Shays and Meehan v. FEC (1:02CV01984)
Shays and Meehan v. FEC (1:04CV01597)
Shays and Meehan v. FEC (1:06CV01247)
Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC

Best efforts

Citizens for the Republic: FEC v.
Lovely v. FEC
RNC v. FEC (94-1017)

Challenge to regulations implementing BCRA

Bush-Cheney '04, Inc. v. FEC (1:04CV01612)
Shays and Meehan v. FEC (1:02CV01984)
Shays and Meehan v. FEC (1:04CV01597)

Civil Rights Act

Freedom Republicans v. FEC

Compliance funds

Center for Responsive Politics v. FEC (95-1464)

Contribution limits: post-election

Haley Congressional Committee: FEC v.

Court-ordered

Common Cause v. FEC (86-1838)
Freedom Republicans v. FEC

Express advocacy

Maine Right to Life Committee v. FEC
Right to Life of Duchess County, Inc. v. FEC

Legislative review

Clark v. Valeo
Weber v. Heaney

Member definition

Chamber of Commerce v. FEC

Preemption

Weber v. Heaney

Pre-1995 debts

NCPAC v. FEC

Public funding: matching fund entitlement

LaRouche v. FEC (92-1555)

Public funding: matching fund repayments

Kennedy for President v. FEC (83-1521)

Public funding: repayment determination notification

Dukakis v. FEC
Simon v. FEC

Qualified Nonprofit Corporations

Hawaii Right to Life, Inc. v. FEC (1:02CV02313)
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life v. FEC

Voter guides

Clifton v. FEC
Faucher v. FEC

Voting records

Clifton v. FEC
  

REPORTING

Best efforts standard to obtain/report information
See:   BEST EFFORTS

Constitutionality of disclosure requirements

Buckley v. Valeo
Central Long Island Tax Reform Immediately Committee: FEC v.
Faucher v. FEC
Furgatch: FEC v.
Goland v. United States; United States v. Goland
Hall-Tyner Election Campaign Committee: FEC v.
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers v. FEC
Socialist Workers Party v. FEC

Failure to itemize transactions

Alliance for Democracy v. FEC (1:02CV00527)
Citizens for the Republic: FEC v.
Common Cause and Democracy 21 v. FEC
Democratic Party of New Mexico (02-0372): FEC v.
Evans, Friends for Lane: FEC v.
Judicial Watch, Inc and Peter F. Paul v. FEC (1:01CV02527)
Life Amendment PAC: FEC v. (88-0860 and 89-1429)
Populist Party: FEC v. (88-0127)
West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee: FEC v.

Failure to report

AFSCME-PQ: FEC v.
Alliance for Democracy v. FEC (1:04CV00127)
America's PAC: FEC v.
Beatty for Congress: FEC v.
Braun for Congress: FEC v.
Bull for Congress: FEC v.
California Democratic Party: FEC v.
Californians for a Strong America: FEC v.
(88-1554) and (88-6449)
Carter Committee for a Greater America: FEC v.
Citizens Party (87-1577): FEC v.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. FEC (04-2145)
Common Cause and Democracy 21 v. FEC
Cox for US Senate v. FEC
Dietl for Congress: FEC v.
Fletcher, Friends of Isaiah: FEC v.
Fund for a Conservative Majority: FEC v.
Gentry, Dave for Congress Committee: FEC v.
GOPAC: FEC v.
Greenwood for Congress v. FEC
Holmes Committee: FEC v.
Jackson, Americans for Jesse: FEC v.
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. FEC (1:01CV01747)
Kalogianis: FEC v.
Kean for Congress Committee v. FEC (1:04CV00007)
Life Amendment PAC: FEC v. (88-0860 and 89-1429)
Maggin for Congress Committee: FEC v.
Malenick, et al,: FEC v.
Mid-America Conservative PAC: FEC v.
Murray, John for Congress Committee: FEC v.
National Media Political Action Committee: FEC v.
National Republican Senatorial Committee: FEC v. (93-1612)
New York State Conservative Party State Committee/1984 Victory Fund: FEC v. (87-3309)
Populist Party: FEC v. (88-0127)
RNC v. DNC and FEC
Richards for President: FEC v. (88-2832)
Salvi, Al for Senate: FEC v. (98-4933)
Schaefer, Friends of: FEC v.
Smith for Congress: FEC v.
Thornton Township Regular Democratic Organization: FEC v.
Triad Management Services: FEC v. (02CV1237)
West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee: FEC v.
Woods, Charles for US Senate: FEC v.

False statements filed with Commission

Goland v. United States; United States v. Goland
USA v. Kanchanalak, et. al.

RIPENESS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW

Athens Lumber Co. v. FEC
Central Long Island Tax Reform Immediately Committee: FEC v.
Chamber of Commerce v. FEC
Clark v. Valeo
Dolbeare v. FEC
Faucher v. FEC
FEC v. Franklin
Lance: FEC v.
Martin Tractor Co. v. FEC
Mott v. FEC
National Chamber Alliance for Politics v. FEC
National Republican Senatorial Committee v. FEC (94-0332)
NCPAC v. FEC
Reader's Digest Association v. FEC
RNC v. FEC (78-2783)
Sierra Club v. FEC
United States Defense Committee v. FEC
 
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SALE OR USE RESTRICTION

Constitutionality of the restriction

Dolan v. FEC
International Funding Institute: FEC v.
Political Contributions Data: FEC v.

Violations

American International Demographic Services: FEC v.
Bryant Campaign Committee: FEC v.
Dolan v. FEC
International Funding Institute: FEC v.
Legi-Tech: FEC v.
Political Contributions Data: FEC v.
Working Names: FEC v.

SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUNDS

Establishment/administration/solicitation expenses

Stern v. FEC
Stern v. General Electric Co.

Partnership support of

Satellite Business Systems v. FEC

Prohibited funds accepted by

AFL-CIO: FEC v.
NRA: FEC v. (81-1218)
NRA: FEC v. (85-1018)
NRA Political Victory Fund: FEC v.

Solicitations
See:   SOLICITATIONS


SEPARATION OF POWERS

Buckley v. Valeo
Clark v. Valeo
NRA Political Victory Fund: FEC v.
Staebler v. Carter


SOLICITATIONS

BCRA restictions found unconstitutional
See: BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT

McConnell v. FEC

By corporations

Martin Tractor Co. v. FEC
Survival Education Fund: FEC v.
Triad Management Services: FEC v. (02CV1237)

By union

Brown v. FEC
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers v. FEC
NEA: FEC v.

By membership organizations

Chamber of Commerce v. FEC
Jordan v. FEC
National Chamber Alliance for Politics v. FEC
National Right to Work Committee: FEC v. (77-7125)
National Right to Work Committee v. FEC (78-0315)
NRA: FEC v. (81-1218)
Public Citizen, Inc.: FEC v.

By trade association
See:   TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Coercive

Brown v. FEC
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers v. FEC

Constitutionality of solicitation rules

California Medical Association v. FEC
Chamber of Commerce v. FEC
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers v. FEC
Martin Tractor Co. v. FEC
National Right to Work Committee: FEC v. (77-7125)
National Right to Work Committee v. FEC (78-0315)

Definition

Shays and Meehan v. FEC (1:02CV01984)

On behalf of candidate

Galliano v. United States Postal Service
NCPAC: FEC v. (85-2898)
Stark v. FEC
Williams: FEC v.

Reverse checkoff

NEA: FEC v.

Treatment of funds as contributions

Club for Growth: FEC v.
EMILY's List v. FEC

STANDING

Akins v. FEC (92-1864)
Albanese v. FEC
Antosh v. FEC
(84-1552 and 84-2737), (85-2036) and (86-0179)
Athens Lumber Co. v. FEC
Bread PAC v. FEC
Center for Responsive Politics v. FEC (95-1464)
Chamber of Commerce v. FEC
Clark v. Valeo
Committee for a Unified Independent Party v. FEC
Common Cause v. FEC (96-5160)
Common Cause v. Schmitt
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee v. FEC (96-2184, 97-5160 and 97-5161)
Faucher v. FEC
Freedom Republicans v. FEC
Froelich v. FEC
Goland v. United States; United States v. Goland
Gottlieb v. FEC
Hollenbeck v. FEC
Hooker v. All Campaign Contributors
Hooker v. FEC (3-99-0794)
Hooker v. Sundquist
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers v. FEC
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. FEC
Miles for Senate v. FEC
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life v. FEC
NCPAC: FEC v. (83-2823)
NRA Political Victory Fund: FEC v.
Wertheimer v. FEC (00-5371)
Whitmore v. FEC


STATE AND LOCAL CANDIDATES

BCRA Restiction on nonfederal activities found unconstitutional
See: BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT

McConnell v. FEC


STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

In civil proceedings

Christian Coalition: FEC v.
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee v. FEC (96-2184)
Fasi, Friends for: FEC v.
Lance: FEC v.
National Republican Senatorial Committee: FEC v. (93-1612)
National Right to Work Committee: FEC v. (90-0571)
Williams: FEC v.

On notification of repayment amounts

Dukakis v. FEC
Fulani v. FEC (97-1466)
Robertson v. FEC
Simon v. FEC
 

SUBPOENA ENFORCEMENT

Citizens for Democratic Alternatives in 1980: FEC v.
Kennedy, Florida for: FEC v.
Lance: FEC v.
LaRouche, Committee to Elect Lyndon v. FEC
Machinists Non-Partisan Political League: FEC v.
Populist Party: FEC v. (90-0229 and 90-7169)
Wisconsin Democrats for Change in 1980: FEC v.
Wright: FEC v.
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TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Affiliation between

Antosh v. FEC (84-1552 and 84-2737)

Contributions from

Anderson for Senator: FEC v.

Solicitations by

Bread PAC v. FEC
Chamber of Commerce v. FEC
 

TREASURER
See:   LIABILITY


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UNINCORPORATED ORGANIZATIONS

Contributions and expenditures by

California Medical Association v. FEC

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VOTER GUIDES

Central Long Island Tax Reform Immediately Committee: FEC v.
Christian Coalition: FEC v.
Clifton v. FEC
Faucher v. FEC
Massachusetts Citizens for Life: FEC v.
United States Defense Committee v. FEC


VOTER REGISTRATION

California Democratic Party: FEC v.

See also:   NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT

 
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527 ORGANIZATIONS

As political committees
See: POLITICAL COMMITTEES

Bush-Cheney '04, Inc. v. FEC (1:04CV01612)
Club for Growth: FEC v.
Shays and Meehan v. FEC (1:04CV01597)
Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC

BCRA restrictions on party fundraising, donations found unconstitutional
See: BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT

McConnell v. FEC

Coordination with campaign
See: COORDINATION

Bush-Cheney '04, Inc. v. FEC (1:04CV01612)

 

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