Legal Opinion
Cao v. Federal Election Commission
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided January 27, 2010No. Civil Action 08-4887PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
HELEN G. BERRIGAN, District Judge.
This action under 2 U.S.C. § 437h challenges the constitutionality of provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act (“FECA” or “the Act”) of 1971, 2 U.S.C. § 431 et seq, as amended by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (“BCRA”) of 2002. Section 437h of the Act assigns to the en banc court of appeals the role of decision maker on constitutional challenges. The district court’s task is to determine whether the constitutional challenge is “frivolous.” If the issues are not frivolous, the district court is to make findings of fact and certify…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Davis v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- McConnell v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2007
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Anh Cao v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
- Libertarian National Committee, Inc. v. Federal Election CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
- Holmes v. Federal Election CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
- Libertarian Nat'l Comm., Inc. v. Fed. Election Comm'nCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Anh Cao v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
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