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Federal Election Commission | United States of America
  • Press Release

District Court issues opinion in James v. FEC

November 1, 2012

WASHINGTON – A three-judge court of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia yesterday issued its Memorandum Opinion and Order in James v. FEC (Case 1:12-cv-01451-JEB-JRB-RLW), denying the plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction and dismissing the case. The text of the Memorandum Opinion may be found here (https://www.fec.gov/law/litigation/james_dc_memo_opinion.pdf). The Order may be found here (https://www.fec.gov/law/litigation/james_dc_order.pdf).

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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.