Legal Opinion
Level the Playing Field v. Federal Election Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 1, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2015-1397PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
TANYA S. CHUTEAN, United States District Judge
This case concerns a highly visible element of our democratic elections: the presidential and vice-presidential debates held every four years by the Commission on Presidential Debates (“CPD”). Plaintiffs allege that the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) has violated the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. § 706, in dismissing two administrative complaints regarding the CPD and in denying a petition to engage in rulemaking to change the FEC’s regulations regarding debate staging organizations.
Before the court are…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Auer v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Thomas Jefferson University v. ShalalaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Federal Election Commission v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Christopher v. Smithkline Beecham Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2012
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Accrediting Council for Indep. Colls. & Sch. v. DevosCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Wash. v. Fed. Election Comm'nCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Level the Playing Field v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
- Campaign Legal Center v. Federal Election CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2021
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Federal Election CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2018
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