Legal Opinion
Libertarian National Committee, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 29, 2018No. Civil Action No. 2016-0121Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC., Petitioner, Civil Action No. 16-cv-00121 (BAH) v. Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION The petitioner, the Libertarian National Committee, Inc. (“LNC”), has challenged for over seven years the constitutionality of certain contribution limits, under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (“FECA”),
Pub. L. No. 92-225, 86
Stat. 3, as amended (codified at
52 U.S.C. § 30101
et seq.), that regulate how the LNC may accept and use testamentary bequests. In…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Reed v. Town of GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- McConnell v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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