Legal Opinion
Mariani v. United States
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 27, 1999No. 3:CV-98-1701PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
VANASKIE, Chief Judge.
INTRODUCTION
This action under 2 U.S.C. § 437h challenges the constitutionality of provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act (“FECA” or “Act”), 2 U.S.C. §§ 431, et seq., which ban corporate contributions to candidates for federal elective office, 2 U.S.C. § 441b (the “corporate contribution ban”), and prohibit making campaign contributions in the name of another person, 2 U.S.C. § 441f (the “conduit contribution ban”). Section 437h of Title 2 U.S.C. assigns to the en banc court of appeals the role of decision maker on constitutional challenges to FECA…
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