Legal Opinion
Shays v. Federal Election Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 18, 2004No. CIV.A. 02-1984(CKK)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KOLLAR-KOTELLY, District Judge.
On October 8, 2002, Christopher Shays (“Shays”) and Martin Meehan (“Meehan”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”), both members of the United States House of Representatives, filed the above-captioned action against the Federal Election Commission (“FEC” or “Commission” or “Defendant”). 1 Through their Complaint, Plaintiffs challenge the FEC’s regulations implementing Titles I and II of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (“BCRA”). Plaintiffs contend that “[t]he FEC’s new regulations, in multiple and interrelated ways, thwart and undermine the language…
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