Legal Opinion
Federal Election Commission v. Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 31, 1985No. 84-1719PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
In an effort to curb misuse of corporate funds and preserve integrity in the federal election process, Congress enacted a series of laws prohibiting corporate expenditures and contributions to political campaigns. This appeal presents the question of wheth er the current statute, codified at 2 U.S.C. § 441b (1982), prohibits the publication by a non-profit ideological organization of a Special Election Edition containing the voting records of federal candidates on a particular issue of interest to the organization’s members and whether such a prohibition may be…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Police Dept. of Chicago v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Spence v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Police Department of Chicago v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Federal Election Commission v. Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Federal Election Commission v. Harvey FurgatchCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Randi Beth Berniger v. Meadow Green-Wildcat Corp., D/B/A Wildcat MountainCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Penobscot Indian Nation v. Key Bank of MaineCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Auer v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005
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