Legal Opinion
Shays v. Federal Election Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 13, 2008No. 07-5360PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
Congress passed the McCain-Feingold Act, formally known as the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), Pub.L. No. 107-155, 116 Stat. 81, in an effort to rid American politics of two perceived evils: the corrupting influence of large, unregulated donations called “soft money,” and the use of “issue ads” purportedly aimed at influencing people’s policy views but actually directed at swaying their views of candidates. The Federal Election Commission promulgated regula tions implementing the Act, but in Shays v. FEC,…
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