Legal Opinion
James E. Akins v. Federal Election Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 3, 1997No. 94-5088PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellants challenge the district court’s grant of. summary judgment. The court affirmed the Federal Election Commission’s dismissal of appellants’ administrative complaint, which had alleged that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) was a “political committee” subject to relevant reporting and disclosure requirements and contribution and expenditure limits of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), 2 U.S.C. §§ 431-55 (1994 & Supp.1996). The…
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