Legal Opinion
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Wash. v. Fed. Election Comm'n
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 3, 2018No. Civil Action No. 16-259 (BAH)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERYL A. HOWELL, Chief Judge *355Table of Contents
I. BACKGROUND...357
A. PLAINTIFFS' ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT TO THE FEC...357
B. FEC'S DISMISSAL OF PLAINTIFFS' ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT...360
C. THE INSTANT LITIGATION...364
II. LEGAL STANDARDS...365
A. SUMMARY JUDGMENT UNDER THE APA...365
B. SUMMARY JUDGMENT UNDER THE FECA...366
III. DISCUSSION...367
A. STATUTORY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK...367
1. Statutory Disclosure Requirements for Not-Political Committees Making Independent Expenditures...368
2. The Challenged FEC Regulation...377
B. THE PLAINTIFFS' CHALLENGE TO THE REGULATION IS JUSTICIABLE...381
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3Cited by8 opinions
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