Legal Opinion
Common Cause v. Federal Election Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 11, 1997No. 96-5160PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed PER CURIAM.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
2Per curiam
Common Cause appeals from a grant of summary judgment to the Federal Election Commission (“FEC” or “Commission”) upholding the Commission’s decision not to prosecute two alleged violations of federal election campaign law. Appellant argues that the district court applied' an improper standard of review in considering its challenge to the FEC’s decision. We decline to reach the substance of appellant’s claim because we conclude that appellant lacks Article III standing.
I. Background
In July 1990, James K.…
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