Legal Opinion

Ralph J. Galliano v. United States Postal Service

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 8, 1988No. 86-5684PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG.

RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

This case presents an issue of first impression concerning the regulation of solicitations for political contributions: Do the prescriptions of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA or Act) — in particular, those on name identifications and disclaimers contained in 2 U.S.C. §§ 432(e)(4) and 441d(a) — displace pro tanto application of the postal fraud proscriptions contained in 39 U.S.C. § 3005 to mail solicitations for funds to support political action? Parties charged with violating the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Brown v. General Services AdministrationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Morton v. MancariSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Crowell v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  5. Federal Trade Commission v. Cement InstituteSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  2. Common Cause v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
  3. Federal Trade Commission v. Ken Roberts Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
  4. United States v. Hsia, MariaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
  5. United States v. HsiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1998

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