Legal Opinion
Jon Khachaturian v. Federal Election Commission, and W. Fox McKeithen in His Official Capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Louisiana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 31, 1992No. 92-3846PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BY THE COURT:
Plaintiff Jon Khachaturian, an independent candidate for the U.S. Senate, contends that the Federal Election Campaign Act’s $1,000 limit on campaign contributions is unconstitutional as applied to his candidacy. Khachaturian brought this action in the district court, which immediately certified it to this court in accordance with 2 U.S.C. § 437h. 1 We conclude that certification was premature.
A district court need not certify challenges to the Act that are frivolous or involve settled principles of law. California Medical Ass’n v. Federal Election Comm’n, 453 U.S. 182, 192 n. 14,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- California Medical Ass'n v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Bread Political Action Committee v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Michael R. Goland v. United States of America, and Federal Election Commission, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Buckley v. ValeoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Anh Cao v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
- Renato P. Mariani v. United States of America, Federal Election Commission (Intervenor in d.c.)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Wendy Wagner v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013
- Libertarian National Committee, Inc. v. Federal Election CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
- Holmes v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
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