Legal Opinion
Athens Lumber Co. v. Federal Election Commission
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 22, 1982No. 82-8102PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Athens Lumber Co. and its President, John P. Bondurant, challenge the constitutionality of a 2 U.S.C. § 441b(a)1 of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) insofar as it prohibits a corporation from *1008making direct political contributions and expenditures in a federal election. They ask that we certify the issues raised by their complaint to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit en banc pursuant to the expedited procedures provided in 2 U.S.C. § 437h. The district court, 531 F.Supp. 756, refused such certification and dismissed…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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