Legal Opinion
Holmes v. Federal Election Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 26, 2016No. 15-5120PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judge:
Anyone eligible to vote in a Presidential election may bring an action in “the appropriate district court” to determine whether “any provision” of the Federal Election Campaign Act is unconstitutional. 52 U.S.C. § 30110. If the requirements of Article III of the Constitution are satisfied, the district court must “immediately” “certify all questions of constitutionality of this Act to the United States court of appeals for the circuit involved ... sitting en banc.” Id.
Laura Holmes and her husband, Paul…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Rodriguez De Quijas v. Shearson/American Express, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Yee v. City of EscondidoSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Libertarian National Committee, Inc. v. Federal Election CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
- Holmes v. Federal Election CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
- Libertarian Nat'l Comm., Inc. v. Fed. Election Comm'nCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Beach Tv Properties Inc. v. SolomanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2020
- Fabricant v. Federal Election CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2020
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