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COMMON CAUSE v. SCHMITT

Civ. A. Nos. 80-1609, 80-1754.

512 F.Supp. 489 (1980)

COMMON CAUSE et al., Plaintiffs, v. Harrison SCHMITT et al., Defendants, Federal Election Commission, Intervenor. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. AMERICANS FOR CHANGE et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

September 30, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Burack, Wilmer & Pickering, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs in Civ. A. No. 80-1609.

Jan W. Baran, William H. Schweitzer, William A. Long, Washington, D. C., for defendants in Civ. A. No. 80-1609.

Philip A. Lacovara, Arthur B. Spitzer, American Civil Liberties Union Fund of the National Capital Area, Washington, D. C., amicus curiae.

Patricia F. Bak, Charles N. Steele, Lawrence M. Noble, Marsha G. Gentner, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs in Civ. A. No. 80-1754.

Jan W. Baran, William H. Schweitzer, Lee T. Ellis, Jr., Rebecca L. Jackson, Washington, D. C., Roderick M. Hills, Irwin Goldbloom, William A. Long, Robert K. Burgess, Edward Sonnenschein, Jr., Washington, D. C., Robert R. Sparks, Jr., McLean, Va., Paul D. Kamenar, Washington, D. C., for defendants in Civ. A. No. 80-1754.

Before TAMM and WILKEY, Circuit Judges, and PENN, District Judge.

OPINION

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

The Federal Election Commission ("FEC"), and Common Cause, a public interest organization, sued in two separate actions various groups of Ronald Reagan supporters who plan to spend monies to promote his chances in the 1980 presidential election. Both plaintiffs alleged that the plain language of section 9012(f) of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act ("Fund Act")1 prohibits the defendants...

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