Legal Opinion
Walther v. Baucus
District Court, D. Montana
Decided March 20, 1979No. CV 78-88-MPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
RUSSELL E. SMITH, District Judge.
The Fair Election Campaign Act (2 U.S.C. §§ 431 — 455) (Act) limits the amounts of contributions which may be made to a political campaign. Plaintiff claims that the defendants Baucus and Baucus ’78 Committee received excessive contributions from labor organizations for the Baucus 1978 senatorial campaign and seeks declaratory and other relief.
The Federal Election Commission (Commission), established by 2 U.S.C. § 437c, is given broad powers to supervise and enforce the Act (2 U.S.C. § 437d). The Act (2 U.S.C. § 437d(e)) provides that, with…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Brown v. General Services AdministrationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
3Cited by6 opinions
- Democratic Party of United States v. National Conservative Political Action CommitteeDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
- In Re Federal Election Campaign Act LitigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1979
- Stockman v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Walther v. StewartDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1979
- Stockman v. FECCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
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