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DEMOCRATIC PARTY v. NAT. CONSERVATIVE P.A. COMMITTEE

Civ. A. Nos. 83-2329, 83-2823.

578 F.Supp. 797 (1983)

DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES, and Edward Mezvinsky, Plaintiffs, v. NATIONAL CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, et al., Defendants, and Federal Election Commission, Intervenor. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. NATIONAL CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

December 12, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven B. Feirson (argued), John M. Coleman, Lisa M. Scottoline, Dechert, Price & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., for Democratic Party of the U.S.; Anthony S. Harrington, Gen. Counsel, Democratic Nat. Committee, Washington, D.C., of counsel.

A. Richard Gerber, Gerber, Gerber & Shields, Norristown, Pa., for Mezvinsky.

Robert R. Sparks, Jr. (argued), Sedam & Herge, McLean, Va., Harry C.J. Himes, Himes, Sanders, Bunting & Nolan, Philadelphia, Pa., for NCPAC and FCM.

Lawrence M. Noble (argued), Charles N. Steele, Richard B. Bader, Jeffrey H. Bowman, Federal Election Commission, Washington, D.C., for FEC.

Roger M. Witten (argued), William T. Lake, Deborah M. Levy, Jana B. Singer, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D.C., Robert F. Stewart, Jr. Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel, Philadelphia, Pa., for amicus Common Cause; Ellen G. Block, Common Cause, Washington, D.C., of counsel.

Harold N. Iselin (argued), Philip A. LaCovara, Ronald A. Stern, Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, Washington, D.C., Thomas B. Harvey, Jr., American Civil Liberties Union, Greater Philadelphia Branch, Philadelphia, Pa., for amicus American Civ. Liberties Union; Charles S. Sims, American Civil Liberties Union, New York City, Arthur B. Spitzer, American Civil Liberties Union, Fund of the National Capitol Area, Washington, D.C., of counsel.

Before BECKER, Circuit Judge, and GREEN and GILES, District Judges.

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

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  I. Preliminary Statement                                801
 II. Procedural History                                   802
III. Justiciability                                       803
     A. Statutory Subject Matter Jurisdiction             803
        1. The Contentions                                803
        2. Discussion                                  ...

                    
                    
                    

                        

                            

                                
                            

                            

                                

                                    
    
                                        
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