Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Commission on Presidential Debates
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 24, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2015-1580PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION 1
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, United States District Judge
The Libertarian and Green Parties and their political candidates sought, and failed to receive, invitations to privately-sponsored presidential debates in 2012. They now seek invitations to this year’s presidential debates, claiming that the rules that bar their participation violate antitrust law. However, because Plaintiffs have no standing and because antitrust laws govern commercial markets and not political activity, those claims fail as a matter of well-established law. Plaintiffs also allege violations of the First…
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