Legal Opinion
Unity08 v. Federal Election Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 16, 2008No. Civil Action 07-0053 (RWR)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Unity08, Douglas Baily, Roger Craver, Hamilton Jordan, Angus King, and Jerry Rafshoon bring this action against defendant Federal Election Commission (“FEC” or the “Commission”) seeking declaratory and injunctive relief preventing the FEC from regulating Unity08 as a political committee under the Federal Election Campaign Act, 2 U.S.C. §§ 431 et. seq. (“FECA” or “the Act”). The parties have filed motions for summary judgment. Because the FEC’s interpretation of the Act is reasonable and does not impermissibly infringe on the…
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