Shays v. Federal Election Commission

U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit · Decided 2005-07-15

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Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON. TATEL, Circuit Judge. A landmark reform to the nation’s campaign finance laws, the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002, Pub.L. No. 107-155, 116 Stat. 81, took aim at two perceived demons of federal electoral contests: “soft money,” i.e., use of unregulat…

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