REPUBLICAN NAT. COMMITTEE v. FEDERAL ELECT. COM'N

No. 78 Civ. 2783.

461 F.Supp. 570 (1978)

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE et al., Plaintiffs, v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

November 30, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lord, Day & Lord, New York City, for plaintiffs; John W. Castles, 3d, New York City, Ralph K. Winter, New Haven, Conn., James M. Morrissey, New York City, of counsel.

William C. Oldaker, Charles N. Steele, Washington, D. C., for Federal Election Commission.

Robert B. Fiske, Jr., U. S. Atty., S. D. N. Y., New York City, for defendants Bell and Blumenthal; Patrick H. Barth, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, of counsel.

Ostrolenk, Faber, Gerb & Soffen, New York City, for Common Cause, Cohen, Waterman; Edward Meilman, New York City, Kenneth J. Guido, Jr., Ellen G. Block, Washington, D. C., of counsel.


OPINION

GAGLIARDI, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Republican National Committee ("RNC"), the Ripon Society of New York, Inc. ("Ripon Society"), Paul C. Cardamone and John A. Schmid have brought this action for declaratory and injunctive relief. Plaintiffs challenge those portions of federal law which condition the receipt of federal campaign funds by presidential candidates upon compliance with campaign expenditure limits and forbearance from raising contributions...

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