FEDERAL ELECTION COM'N v. NOW

Civ. A. No. 87-2269.

713 F.Supp. 428 (1989)

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

May 11, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa E. Klein, Office of the Gen. Counsel, and Lawrence M. Noble and Ivan Rivera, Federal Election Com'n, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff.

Lena S. Zezulin, Thomas Hart & Associate, Washington, D.C., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

AUBREY E. ROBINSON, Jr., Chief Judge:

At issue in this case is political speech, which lies at the core of the First Amendment. Discussion of public issues and the qualifications of candidates for public office is integral to a system of government in which the people elect their leaders. In order to make informed choices about its leaders, the citizenry needs to hear the free exchange of ideas. The First Amendment affords the broadest...

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