Legal Opinion
Wagner v. Federal Election Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 2, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2011-1841PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, District Judge.
While foes of campaign-finance laws have repeatedly and successfully challenged limits on political expenditures, limits on political contributions have escaped relatively unscathed. Plaintiffs in this suit aim to change that trend. They seek to invalidate one of the harshest contribution restrictions in the U.S. Code: a full-blown ban on political contributions by federal contractors. See 2 U.S.C. § 441c. The Court has already denied Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction, concluding that they were unlikely to succeed on the merits…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Scott v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Wendy Wagner v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013
- Holmes v. Federal Election CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
- Riddle v. HickenlooperDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2013