Legal Opinion
Libertarian National Committee, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 18, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2011-0562PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROBERT L. WILKINS, District Judge.
Plaintiff Libertarian National Committee, Inc. (“LNC”) has been left a bequest that it is unable to take in one lump sum payment because Defendant Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) believes that, due to the large amount of the bequest, to do so would violate the Federal Election Campaign Act, 2 U.S.C. §§ 431-57. The FEC instead requires, as they have for decades, that the LNC receive annual payments from the bequest at the maximum contribution amount a living individual could donate. Thus the LNC will receive the full bequest, but over a…
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