Legal Opinion
Campaign Legal Ctr. v. Fed. Election Comm'n
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 7, 2018No. Case No. 1:16–cv–00752 (TNM)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Federal Election Commission's Enforcement Authority
The Federal Election Commission is an agency that "administer[s], seek[s] to obtain compliance with, and formulate[s] policy with respect to" the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act), and has "exclusive jurisdiction with respect to the civil enforcement of such provisions." 52 U.S.C. § 30106(b)(1). The Commission comprises "6 members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate." Id. § 30106(a)(1). "No more than 3 members of the Commission ... may be affiliated with the same political…
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