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Latest Articles:Real Truth About Abortion v. FEC The United States Supreme Court has let stand an appeals court ruling that upheld Federal Election Commission legal definitions and policies regarding the disclosure of certain information by the nonprofit The Real Truth About Abortion (RTAA) – formerly known as The Real Truth About Obama, Inc. Read more... Herron for Congress v. FEC On November 8, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia rejected a challenge to the Commission’s dismissal of an administrative complaint Herron for Congress filed in connection with its 2010 campaign. The court ruled that it lacks jurisdiction to decide the merits of the case because the claim is moot and because the plaintiff lacks standing. Read more... Wagner et al., v. FEC On November 2, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia upheld the Federal Election Campaign Act’s (the Act’s) long-standing prohibition on federal contractors making contributions in connection with federal elections and granted the Commission’s motion for summary judgment. The plaintiffs had challenged the prohibition as violating both the First Amendment and the equal-protection guarantee in the Fifth Amendment. Read more... Stop This Insanity et al. v. FEC On November 5, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a request for a preliminary injunction and dismissed a suit filed by Stop This Insanity, Inc. (STI), its separate segregated fund (SSF) and potential contributors. The suit challenged the Commission’s application of the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) in its response to STI’s advisory opinion request (AOR). Read more... Johnson v. FEC Gary E. Johnson and James P. Gray, Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees of the Libertarian Party, respectively, applied to the FEC for pre-election public funding for the 2012 general election as “minor party” candidates. They asserted that, as nominees of a minor party under 26 U.S.C. §9004(a)(2)(A), they were entitled to public funding. Read more... Virginia James v. FEC On October 31, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a lawsuit brought against the Commission by Virginia James. The plaintiff challenged the Federal Election Campaign Act’s (the Act) biennial limit on an individual’s contributions to federal candidates. Read more...
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