Legal Opinion
Federal Election Commission v. Craig for U.S. Senate
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 4, 2016No. 14-5297PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed.by Chief Judge GARLAND.
GARLAND, Chief Judge:
The Federal Election Commission alleges that former Senator Larry E. Craig, his campaign committee, and the committee’s Treasurer converted campaign .funds to the Senator’s personal use in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act.. That conversion occurred, the Commission contends, when the appellants spent campaign funds to pay legal fees the Senator incurred in connection with efforts to withdraw his guilty plea to a criminal charge of disorderly conduct. The district court granted summary judgment on the…
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