Stop Hillary PAC, et al. v. FEC (Dismissal)

Stop Hillary PAC et. al. v. FEC was dismissed on March 28, 2016, by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, following a joint stipulation of dismissal filed by all parties in the case. The case involved a challenge to the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) and FEC regulations that restrict the use of a candidate's name by an unauthorized committee in the committee’s name.

Background

The plaintiffs had sought to challenge the provisions of the Act and Commission regulations that prohibit an unauthorized political committee from using a federal candidate’s name in the committee’s name. See 52 U.S.C. § 30102(e)(4) and 11 CFR 102.14. In December 2015, the district court denied the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction to enjoin the FEC from enforcing the naming restrictions. The district court found that the plaintiffs did not show a likelihood of success on the merits of their claims that the naming restrictions for unauthorized political committees are an impermissible content-based restriction on speech or violate their First Amendment rights.

Dismissal

On March 25, 2016, the parties filed a Joint Stipulation of Dismissal with the district court, which was entered by the court on March 28, 2016.

Resources:

• Stop Hillary PAC v. FEC, et al. litigation page