Shays and Meehan v. FEC III (Coordination)

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In July 2006, Representatives Shays and Meehan challenged regulations promulgated by the FEC in response to an earlier case litigated by the Congressmen (Shays I). In June 2008, the Court of Appeals issued a unanimous decision invalidating almost all sections challenged by plaintiffs in the FEC’s regulations on coordination and “federal election activity.”... Back to top

About this Case

In July 2006, Representatives Shays and Meehan challenged regulations promulgated by the FEC in response to an earlier case litigated by the Congressmen (Shays I).  On September 12, 2007, the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia struck down multiple sections of two FEC regulations relating to coordination and the definition of “federal election activity.” Both the FEC and plaintiff Shays appealed the district court decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. In June 2008, the Court of Appeals issued a unanimous decision invalidating almost all sections challenged by plaintiffs in the FEC’s regulations on coordination and “federal election activity.”

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