Campaign Legal Center v. Federal Election Commission

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 18-cv-0053 (TSC) ) FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Under the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), 52 U.S.C. § 30109(a)(8)(A), a complainant may sue in this court if the Federal Election Commission (FEC) fails to act on its complaint within 120 days. In 2016, Plaintiff Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed an administrative complaint with Defendant FEC alleging that a private prison company violated federal law. (ECF No. 1 (Compl.) ¶ 1.) After a…