Legal Opinion
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Federal Election Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 20, 2018No. Civil Action No. 2016-2255Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 16-cv-2255 (CRC) FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Defendant, AMERICAN ACTION NETWORK, INC., Intervenor Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION This is the second in a series of cases involving the Federal Election Commission and its (non)regulation of American Action Network, Inc. (“AAN”), a self-described “issue-oriented action tank” that ran nearly $18 million in television advertisements just before the 2010 federal midterm elections. Citizens for Responsibility…
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