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2 U.S.C. § 431

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Cited in 394 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1972–2026 · leading case: McConnell v. Fed. Election Comm'n, 251 F. Supp. 2d 176 (D.D.C. 2003).
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McConnell v. Fed. Election Comm'n, 251 F. Supp. 2d 176 (D.D.C. 2003). · cites it 130× “" 2 U.S.C. § 431 (8)(A)(i). Since the adoption of FECA, it is clear that the Commission has struggled with interpreting the phrase "for the purpose of influencing any election for Federal office.”
Shays v. Fed. Election Comm'n, 337 F. Supp. 2d 28 (D.D.C. 2004). · cites it 36× “In its separate E & J issued for its definition of “public communication,” the FEC began by noting that its rulemaking was guided by BCRA’s amendment of 2 U.S.C. § 431 , 36 to include a definition for “public communication.”
Fed. Election Comm'n v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Comm., 454 U.S. 27 (1981). · cites it 10× “11 , as amended, 2 U. S. C. § 431 et seq. (1976 ed. and Supp.”
Speechnow.org v. Fed. Election Comm'n, 599 F.3d 686 (D.C. Cir. 2010). · cites it 11× “In January 2008, the Federal Election Committee (FEC) issued a draft advisory opinion concluding that under the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), SpeechNow would be required to organize as a “political committee” as defined by 2 U.S.C. § 431 (4) and would be subject to all…”
Ctr. for Individual Freedom v. Madigan, 697 F.3d 464 (7th Cir. 2012). · cites it 9× “81 (2002) (codified as amended at 2 U.S.C. §§ 431 - 34). Because the Supreme Court has upheld FECA’s disclosure requirements, we need not invent the wheel in this case.”
Shays v. Fed. Election Comm'n, 414 F.3d 76 (D.C. Cir. 2005). · cites it 8× “” 2 U.S.C. § 431 (8)(A)(i). Individuals could contribute to federal candidates and their campaigns only within strict dollar ■ limits, 2 U.”
California Med. Ass'n v. Fed. Election Comm'n, 453 U.S. 182 (1981). · cites it 10× “11 , as amended, 2 U. S. C. § 431 et seq. (1976 ed. and Supp.”
Randall v. Sorrell, 548 U.S. 230 (2006). · cites it 6× “3 , as amended, 2 U. S. C. §431 et seq., a statute that, much like the Act before us, imposed both expenditure and contribution limitations on cam paigns for public office.”
Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1 (1976). · cites it 3× “IV), the disclosure requirements of the Act, 2 U. S. C. § 431 et seq. (1970 ed., Supp.”
Buckley v. Valeo, 519 F.2d 821 (D.C. Cir. 1975). · cites it 13× “§ 431 (d), and left substantially unchanged by the FECAA of 1974) on the basis of an advertisement placed in The New York Times criticizing President Nixon’s actions in Vietnam, calling for his impeachment, and reciting an “Honor Roll” of members of Congress who had supported an…”
Nutter v. Dougherty, 938 A.2d 401 (Pa. 2007). · cites it 6× “In particular, Fattah contends that the amendatory 1978 enactment adopted the broad definitions of *408 "expenditure" and "contribution" [12] previously enacted by the United States Congress in 1971's Federal Election Campaign Act, 2 U.”
Fed. Election Comm'n v. Florida for Kennedy Comm., 681 F.2d 1281 (11th Cir. 1982). · cites it 13× “See 2 U.S.C. §§ 431 (d), 433, 441a(a)(5). The Carter-Mondale complaint alleged that FKC had violated the campaign laws by failing to disclose its affiliation with the other draft-Kennedy groups.”
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— 2 U.S.C. § 431(1) — 1 case
Janvey v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Comm., Inc., 793 F. Supp. 2d 825 (N.D. Tex. 2011).
— 2 U.S.C. § 431(11) — 1 case
Fed. Election Com'n v. Friends of Jane Harman, 59 F. Supp. 2d 1046 (C.D. Cal. 1999).
— 2 U.S.C. § 431(17) — 4 cases
Yamada v. Weaver, 872 F. Supp. 2d 1023 (D. Haw. 2012).
Yamada v. Kuramoto, 744 F. Supp. 2d 1075 (D. Haw. 2010).
Alaska Policy Forum v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n; Yes on 2 for Better Elections; & Protect My Ballot (Alaska 2026).
Fed. Election v. Christian Action (4th Cir. 1996).
— 2 U.S.C. § 431(8) — 1 case
Fed. Election Comm'n v. Colorado Repub. Fed. Campaign Comm., 533 U.S. 431 (2001).
— 2 U.S.C. § 431(8)(A)(ii) — 1 case
Fed. Election Comm'n v. Franklin, 718 F. Supp. 1272 (E.D. Va. 1989).
— 2 U.S.C. § 431(9)(8)(iii) — 1 case
Akins v. Fed. Election Com (D.D.C. 2010).
— 2 U.S.C. § 431(9)(A) — 1 case
Akins v. Fed. Election Com (D.D.C. 2010).
— 2 U.S.C. § 431(9)(B)(iii) — 1 case
Akins v. Fed. Election Com (D.D.C. 2010).
— 2 U.S.C. § 431(e) — 2 cases
Alaska Policy Forum v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n; Yes on 2 for Better Elections; & Protect My Ballot (Alaska 2026).
Applicability of the Hatch Act to the Chairman of the Native Hawaiians Study Comm'n (OLC 1982).
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