Legal Opinion
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Federal Election Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 22, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-0259PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BERYL A. HOWELL, Chief Judge
The plaintiffs, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (“CREW”) and Nicholas Mezlak, a registered voter in Ohio, bring this action against the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”), challenging the FEC’s dismissal of the plaintiffs’ administrative complaint, which alleged that Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies (“Crossroads GPS”) had failed properly to disclose the identities of donors whose contributions were used to fund independent expenditures in various 2012 U.S. Senate races. The plaintiffs claim that the dismissal was…
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