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  • Mariani v. United States, No. 99-3875 (3d Cir. May 18, 2000).
    See Kentucky Right to Life, Inc. v. Terry, 108 F.3d 637, 645-46 (6th Cir. 1997); Athens Lumber Co., Inc. v. FEC, 718 F.2d 363, 363 (11th Cir. 1983) (en banc).
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Athens Lumber Company, Incorporated, John P. Bondurant
v.
Federal Election Commission and William F. Smith, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of the United States
82-8102.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Oct 24, 1983.
Published opinion
718 F.2d 363
1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 15867
Cited by 4 opinions  |  Published

718 F.2d 363

ATHENS LUMBER COMPANY, INCORPORATED, John P. Bondurant,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION and William F. Smith, in his
official capacity as Attorney General of the
United States, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 82-8102.

United States Court of Appeals,
Eleventh Circuit.

Oct. 24, 1983.

Emmet J. Bondurant, II, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John B. Harris, Jr., William C. Harris, Macon, Ga., for amicus Common Cause.

Bernard E. Namie, Asst. U.S. Atty., Macon, Ga., Charles N. Steele, Gen. Counsel, Richard B. Bader, Carolyn U. Oliphant, Jeffrey H. Bowman, Federal Election Com'n, Craig C. Donsanto, Director, Election Crimes Branch, Public Integrity Sec., Crim. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees.

Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., Washington, D.C., for amicus NAACP, et al.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Wilbur D. Owens, Jr., Chief Judge.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, RONEY, TJOFLAT, HILL, FAY, VANCE, KRAVITCH, JOHNSON, HENDERSON, HATCHETT and CLARK, Circuit Judges.[*]

PER CURIAM:

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This case was taken en banc by vote of the judges of this court pursuant to Rule 35 Fed.R.App.P. and not under 2 U.S.C. Sec. 437h.

2

Standing as found by the panel opinion in Athens Lumber Company, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission, 689 F.2d 1006 (11th Cir.1982) now vacated, is found by this en banc court for the reasons given in the panel opinion.

3

Viewing the substantive constitutional issues as being controlled by the Court's unanimous opinion in Federal Election Commission v. National Right to Work Committee et al., --- U.S. ----, 103 S.Ct. 552, 74 L.Ed.2d 364 (1982), and for the reasons there stated, we find the limitations and prohibitions of which appellants complain to be constitutional.

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The judgment of the district court 531 F.Supp. 756 dismissing the case is REVERSED. The case is REMANDED for entry of judgment for defendant.

*

Judge Anderson is recused and did not participate in this decision