Legal Opinion
Public Citizen v. Federal Election Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 5, 2015No. 14-5199PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BROWN. *
BROWN, Circuit' Judge:
Crossroads GPS, the beneficiary of a favorable decision by the Federal Election Commission, moved to intervene as a defendant in a suit challenging the Commission’s ruling. The district court denied intervention, finding Crossroads’ interests were aligned with the FEC’s Office of General Counsel’s, which was defending the ruling. The court concluded the Office of General Counsel could adequately represent Crossroads’ interests — even though the Office opposed Crossroads in the prior proceedings before the FEC, and even…
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