Legal Opinion
Common Cause v. Schmitt
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 30, 1980No. Civ. A. 80-1609, 80-1754PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
The Federal Election Commission (“FEC”), and Common Cause, a public interest organization, sued in two separate actions various groups of Ronald Reagan supporters who plan to spend monies to promote his chances in the 1980 presidential election. Both plaintiffs alleged that the plain language of section 9012(f) of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act (“Fund Act”) 1 prohibits the defendants’ proposed expenditures which will exceed $1,000 to further the election of Ronald Reagan. As the Republican candidate for President, Mr. Reagan is entitled under the Fund…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Federal Election Commission v. MacHinists Non-Partisan Political LeagueCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Democratic Party of United States v. National Conservative Political Action CommitteeDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
- Common Cause v. SchmittSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Federal Eclection Commission v. Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1984
- Friends of Governor Kean v. New Jersey Election Law Enforcement CommissionNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1985
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