Legal Opinion
Commission v. Sailors' Union of Pacific Political Fund
District Court, N.D. California
Decided January 3, 1986No. C-84-7763-WWSPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER
SCHWARZER, District Judge.
This is an action for declaratory, injunctive and other relief brought by the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) against three political action committees (“PACs”), each of which is connected with a different labor organization. The issue is whether the FEC properly can treat these three PACs as related organizations whose campaign contributions must be aggregated for the purpose of determining compliance with the limitation on such contributions in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, 2 U.S.C. § 431 et seq. (“FECA”…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- International Ass'n of MacHinists v. StreetSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Murray v. Schooner Charming BetsySupreme Court of the United States · 1804
- Walther v. Federal Election CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1979
3Cited by2 opinions
- Federal Election Commission v. Sailors' Union of the Pacific Political FundCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Federal Election Commission v. Sailors' Union Of The Pacific Political FundCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987