Legal Opinion
Federal Election Commission v. Nra Political Victory Fund
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 25, 1993No. 91-5360PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
This enforcement action by the Federal Election Commission concerns a transfer of $415,744.72 from the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) to its political action committee, the NRA Political Victory Fund (PVF). The district court held that the transfer was a “contribution” prohibited by the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), 2 U.S.C. §§ 431 et seq. (1988), and rejected appellants’ various constitutional arguments based on the First Amendment and separation of powers.
We believe…
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