Legal Opinion
Virginia Society for Human Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 17, 2001No. 00-1252, 00-1332PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
The Virginia Society for Human Life, Inc. (VSHL) sued the Federal Election Commission (FEC), seeking a declaration that 11 C.F.R. § 100.22(b), a regulation defining “express advocacy” for purposes of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), is unconstitutional. VSHL also sought an injunction prohibiting the FEC from enforcing the regulation and an order directing the FEC to open a rulemaking to consider repeal of the regulation. The district court ruled in favor of VSHL, holding that the regulation is unconstitutional and enjoining the FEC from enforcing the…
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