Legal Opinion
Athens Lumber Co. Inc. v. Federal Election Com'n
District Court, M.D. Georgia
Decided February 9, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-79-ATHPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OWENS, Chief Judge:
On July 27,1981, Athens Lumber Company, Incorporated, a Georgia corporation with its sole office and place of business in Athens, Georgia, and its president and stockholder, John P. Bondurant, as plaintiffs filed their complaint against defendants the Federal Election Commission and Attorney General William French Smith seeking a declaratory judgment finding 2 U.S.C. § 441b(a), to wit:
“It is unlawful for any national bank, or any corporation organized by authority of any law of Congress, to make a contribution or expenditure in connection with any election to any political…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Michigan State Chamber of Commerce v. AustinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Athens Lumber Company, Incorporated v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Athens Lumber Company, Incorporated v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Michigan State Chamber Of Commerce v. AustinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Athens Lumber Co. v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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