Legal Opinion
United States v. Sun-Diamond Growers of California
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 7, 1996No. 96-0193PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
URBINA, District Judge.
Denying Sun-Diamond’s Motion to Dismiss Counts Y through IX of Indictment
This matter comes before the court upon Sun-Diamond’s Fed.R.Crim.P. 12(b) motion to dismiss counts V through IX of the indictment. 1 Sun-Diamond maintains that the Federal Election Campaign Act, 2 U.S.C. §§ 431-455 (FECA), does not prohibit the conduct alleged in counts V through IX. Sun-Diamond further contends that FECA is unconstitutionally vague as applied to its conduct; and finally, that FECA violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.
After considering the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Federal Election Commission v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by5 opinions
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