Legal Opinion

National Rifle Association of America v. Federal Election Commission

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided August 5, 1988No. 87-5373PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STARR.

STARR, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves a lawsuit filed under the Federal Election Campaign Act, 2 U.S. C. §§ 431-455 (1982). The action arises out of protracted warfare before the Federal Election Commission pitting the National Rifle Association (NRA) against an organization whose animating purposes are decidedly unfriendly to those championed by the NRA. Specifically, the NRA challenges the District Court’s order dismissing its action seeking review of a Federal Election Commission decision concerning the third (and last) in a series of…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Federal Election Commission v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Federal Election Commission v. National Right to Work CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union v. Raymond J. DonovanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
  4. Valere Poulin v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  5. Felix JELINEK, Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. GUILLERMO FELIPE DUEÑAS ITURRALDE v. COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCYCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
  2. Sendra Corporation v. John W. Magaw, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, U.S. Department of the TreasuryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
  3. Absalom F. Jordan, Jr. v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
  4. Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
  5. Robinson v. DaltonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1998

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