Legal Opinion
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Federal Election Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 19, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2014-1419PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
In 2010, American Action Network (“AAN”)—a tax-exempt section 501(c)(4) organization—spent $1,065,000 on three versions of the following television advertisement, which ran in the districts of three different candidates for Congress in the lead-up to that year’s election:
[On-screen text:] Congress doesn’t want you to read this. Just like [candidate], [Candidate] & Nancy Pelosi rammed through government healthcare. Without Congress reading all the details. $500 billion in Medicare cuts. Free healthcare for illegal immigrants.…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Grace v. WhitakerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
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- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Federal Election CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
- Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Wash. v. Fed. Election Comm'nCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
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