Common Cause v. Federal Election Commission

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District Judge:

Plaintiff Common Cause, a nonprofit corporation, claims that its members are active participants in the federal electoral process and have a direct interest in the integrity of the elective process, specifically in laws relating to political contributions and expenditures for the benefit of candidates for elective office. It charges that the American Medical Association (AMA or Association) on numerous occasions has violated . the Federal Election Campaign Act, 2 U.S.C. § 431 et seq., (FECA or Act) by making political…