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CLIFTON v. FEDERAL ELECTION COM'N

No. 96-1812.

114 F.3d 1309 (1997)

Robin CLIFTON and Maine Right to Life Committee, Inc., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 6, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Kolker, Washington, DC, with whom Lawrence M. Noble and Richard B. Bader were on brief, for appellant.

James Bopp, Jr., Terre Haute, IN, with whom Paul R. Scholle, Bopp, Coleson & Bostrom, Terre Haute, IN, Daniel M. Snow and Pierce Atwood, Portland, ME, were on brief, for appellees.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff Maine Right to Life Committee ("Maine Committee") brought this action in the district court to challenge the validity of new regulations of the Federal Election Commission ("FEC"). The Maine Committee is a nonprofit membership corporation, exempt under the Internal Revenue Code, which engages in various activities in opposition to abortion. It accepts donations from other corporations for its general fund.

Among its activities...

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