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COMMON CAUSE v. FEDERAL ELECTION COM'N

No. 87-5036.

842 F.2d 436 (1988)

COMMON CAUSE v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 15, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan A. Bernstein, Atty., Federal Election Com'n, with whom Lawrence M. Noble, Gen. Counsel, and Richard B. Bader, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Federal Election Com'n, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellant.

Carol F. Lee, with whom Roger M. Witten, Washington, D.C., was on the brief for appellee.

Before WALD, Chief Judge, RUTH BADER GINSBURG and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge WALD.

Opinion dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG.

WALD, Chief Judge:

The Federal Election Commission (FEC or the Commission) appeals from a decision of the district court, see Common Cause v. FEC, 655 F.Supp. 619 (D.D.C.1986), rejecting its interpretation of a provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA or the Act), which prohibits...

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