Legal Opinion
Athens Lumber Co. v. Federal Election Commission
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 8, 1982No. 82-8077PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and its president William Winpisinger, applied to intervene as party defendants in Athens Lumber Co. v. F.E.C., 689 F.2d 1006 (11th Cir.). The district court denied the union’s application for intervention, and we affirm.
In Athens Lumber Co. v. F.E.C., a corporation challenges the constitutionality of section 441b(a) of the Federal Elections Campaign Act (FECA). 2 U.S.C. § 441b(a). The case arose when the shareholders of Athens Lumber Co. unanimously passed a resolution authorizing the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Donaldson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Trbovich v. United Mine WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Athens Lumber Company, Incorporated v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1982
- Vivitar Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of International Trade · 1984
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- Chalk Line Manufacturing, Inc. v. Frontenac Venture v Ltd. Partnership (In Re Chalk Line Manufacturing, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1995
- Brenda Oates Pickett v. Amoco Oil Company, Plains Investors Corp., Third-Party Clarence Slappey, Applicant for Intervention-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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