FEDERAL ELECTION COM'N v. NRSC

No. 91-5176.

966 F.2d 1471 (1992)

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION v. NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE, et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 12, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan Witold Baran, with whom Thomas W. Kirby and Carol A. Laham, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellants.

Marcus C. Migliore, Federal Election Commission, with whom Lawrence M. Noble, General Counsel, and Richard B. Bader, Associate General Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Roger M. Witten, W. Hardy Callcott and Carol F. Lee, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for Common Cause, as amicus curiae, urging affirmance.

Before: RUTH BADER GINSBURG, WILLIAMS and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

The Federal Election Campaign Act, 2 U.S.C. §§ 431-455, imposes numerous limitations on campaign contributions. Two are relevant here. For each election, no individual may give more than $1,000 to any Senate candidate. 2 U.S.C. § 441a(a)(1)(A). No national senatorial committee may give more than $17,500 to any Senate candidate. 2 U.S.C. § 441a(h). The Federal...

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