Legal Opinion
Federal Election Commission v. T. Bertram Lance
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 5, 1980No. 78-1859PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
This case concerns the validity of an administrative subpoena, issued by the Federal Election Commission (FEC or Commission), requiring T. Bertram Lance to appear for a deposition and to produce certain documents. The subpoena is incident to an enforcement investigation of possible illegal contributions by two national banks to the Bert Lance for Governor Campaign of 1974. The Commission began the investigation after determining, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. § 437g(a)(2) (1976), that there was “reason to believe” the banks and the Bert Lance Campaign Committee had violated the…
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