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ANDERSON v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

No. 80-1664.

634 F.2d 3 (1980)

John B. ANDERSON et al., Plaintiffs, v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 24, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel R. Chemers, Washington, D. C., with whom D. Brock Hornby, Perkins, Thompson, Hinckley & Keddy, Portland, Me., Larry D. Sharp, Edward J. Westbrook, Bergson, Borkland, Margolis & Adler, Mitchell Rogovin, William R. Robertson, and Daniel J. Swillinger, Washington, D. C., were on motion for a preliminary injunction.

Kathleen Imig Perkins, Assistant General Counsel, Washington, D. C., with whom Charles N. Steele, General Counsel, and Deborah E. McFarland, Atty., Federal Election Commission, Washington, D. C., were on memorandum in opposition to motion for a preliminary injunction.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL and BOWNES, Circuit Judges.

BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

This action for injunctive relief was filed by Congressman John B. Anderson, a candidate for President, the National Unity Campaign 441a(d) Committee, and three individual plaintiffs. It challenges the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act, 2 U.S.C. § 431 et seq. (the Act). Plaintiffs allege that sections 441a(a)(1)(B)1 and 441a(d)(1)2

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