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UNITY08 v. F.E.C.

No. 08-5526.

596 F.3d 861 (2010)

UNITY08, Appellant v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 2, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexandra A.E. Shapiro argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs were Marc E. Isserles and J. Scott Ballenger.

Adav Noti, Attorney, Federal Election Commission, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief was David B. Kolker, Associate General Counsel.

Donald J. Simon, J. Gerald Hebert, and Fred Wertheimer were on the brief for amici curiae Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 in support of appellee and urging affirmance.

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:

Unity08 is a kind of would-be post-partisan political party, aiming to mobilize what it believes to be a vital and viable center in American politics. Its plan has been to facilitate an online nominating process to choose a mixed ticket of one Republican and one Democrat for president and vice president of the United States. Until completion of that process, its only political activity (other than playing this web-based facilitation...

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