John Doe v. Fed. Election Comm'n
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge Henderson.
1Opinion of the Court
Randolph, Senior Circuit Judge: 1
This is an appeal from the decision of the district court refusing to enjoin the Federal Election Commission from releasing information identifying a trust and its trustee in connection with a misreported federal campaign contribution. Doe v. FEC , 302 F.Supp.3d 160 (D.D.C. 2018).
Plaintiffs - the trust and its trustee - appear incognita as John Doe 2 and John Doe 1. They claim that the Commission's release of documents identifying them would violate the First Amendment to the Constitution, the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), and the Freedom of…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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