skip navigation
Here's how you know US flag signifying that this is a United States Federal Government website

An official website of the United States government

Here's how you know

Dot gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

SSL

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Federal Election Commission | United States of America

Center for Responsive Politics v. FEC (95-1464)

Summary

On November 9, 1995, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia dismissed this case.

The Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) and its executive director, Ellen Miller, brought this suit alleging that the FEC acted contrary to law when, in a recent rulemaking (60 FR 31854, June 16, 1995), it failed to repeal regulations that permit publicly funded Presidential candidates to accept private contributions for their general election legal and compliance fund.

The court ruled that the CRP and Mrs. Miller lacked standing to bring this suit. Neither the CRP nor Mrs. Miller suffered harm that could be directly traced to the FEC's action. Additionally, neither one was qualified to bring suit since their alleged injury was outside the statute's "zone of interest" in this case.

Source:   FEC Record — January 1996. Center for Responsive Politics v. FEC, No. 95-1464 (D.C. Cir. Nov. 9, 1995).

This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public.

The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.