Legal Opinion
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics v. Federal Election Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 1, 2011No. Civil Action 10-1350 (JEB)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, District Judge.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and its Executive Director, Melanie Sloan, bring this suit alleging that the Federal Election Commission wrongfully dismissed their administrative complaint. In addition, they claim that the Commission did not provide timely notice of the dismissal or the reasons therefor. Because Plaintiffs have not sufficiently articulated a concrete and particularized in jury, they lack standing to pursue these claims. 1
I. Factual Background
A. FECA
The Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), 2…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Heckler v. ChaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by8 opinions
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