Legal Opinion
Federal Election Commission v. MacHinists Non-Partisan Political League
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 13, 1981No. 80-1136PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
WALD, Circuit Judge:
The Machinists Non-Partisan Political League (“MNPL”) appeals from a district court order which enforced a subpoena issued to MNPL by the Federal Election Commission (“FEC” or “Commission”). The subpoena was part of an FEC investigation into the activities of nine so-called “draft-Kennedy” organizations which operated during the first ten months of 1979. We hold that FEC’s subpoena exceeded the Commission’s subject matter jurisdiction, and therefore vacate the enforcement order.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
MNPL is the…
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