Legal Opinion
La Botz v. Federal Election Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 5, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2011-1247PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Denying the Fec’s Motion to Dismiss
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Dan La Botz is a member of Ohio’s Socialist Party who ran an unsuccessful candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 2010. La Botz claims that he was unfairly excluded from three televised debates that took place in October 2010, the month preceding the election. He filed an administrative complaint with the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”), alleging that his exclusion from the debates violated the Federal Election Campaign Act (“FECA”). The FEC dismissed his complaint, and La Botz brought suit,…
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