Legal Opinion
Democratic Party of United States v. National Conservative Political Action Committee
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 12, 1983No. Civ. A. 83-2329, 83-2823PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Preliminary Statement 801
II. Procedural History 802
III. Justiciability 803
A. Statutory Subject Matter Jurisdiction 803
1. The Contentions 803
2. Discussion 805(a) The Evolution of 9011(b) and 437c(b)(l) 805(b) The Legitimacy of Maximum Enforcement 806
B. Constitutional Subject Matter Jurisdiction:
Standing and Ripeness 807
1. Standing 808(a) The Contentions 808(b) Discussion 809
2. Ripeness . 811(a) The Contentions 811(b) Discussion 812
IV. The Merits 814
A. Introduction 814
B. The Statutory Scheme: Section 9Q12(f)'s Role in
the Fund Act, and FECA 815
C. The…
2Cases cited74 opinions
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- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Federal Election Commission v. National Conservative Political Action CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Larez v. City of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Larez v. City Of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Texas Democratic Party v. BenkiserCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
- City of Austin v. Houston Lighting & Power Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992
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