Legal Opinion
Becker v. Federal Election Commission
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 1, 2000No. 00-2124PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Presidential candidate Ralph Nader and others assert that the prohibition in the Federal Election Campaign Act on the use of corporate money “in connection with” federal elections invalidates certain Federal Election Commission regulations governing the funding of presidential debates. Those regulations permit corporations to make contributions from their general treasuries to qualified nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations staging federal candidate debates. Suit was brought in anticipation of the debates to be staged by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) before…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by125 opinions
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