Legal Opinion
Hagelin v. Federal Election Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 10, 2005No. 04-5312PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge.
During the run-up to the 2000 presidential election, the Commission on Presidential Debates (“CPD”) excluded all third-party candidates from the live audience of the first debate. The excluded candidates complained to the Federal Election Commission, accusing the CPD of violating FEC regulations prohibiting debate-staging organizations from “endorsing], supporting], or opposing] political candidates or political parties.” Rejecting the complaint, the FEC found that the CPD acted not out of any preference for major-party…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Federal Election Commission v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Federal Election Commission v. Congressman Charles G. RoseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Florida Municipal Power Agency v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
- Richard J. Orloski v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- At&T Corp. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Nader v. Federal Election CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Chiayu Chang v. U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Servs.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
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