Federal Eclection Commission v. Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Inc.

OPINION

GARRITY, District Judge.

This is an enforcement proceeding by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) seeking to invoke the provisions of § 441b of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, 2 U.S.C. § 441b, against the defendant Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Inc. (MCFL) for having made expenditures of corporate funds1 in connection with the 1978 election of Massachusetts candidates for federal office. Jurisdiction rests upon 28 U.S.C. § 1345 and 2 U.S.C. § 437g(a)(6)(A).2 Cross-motions for summary judgment were filed by the parties on a record consisting of affidavits,…