CLC v. FEC (Clinton/Correct the Record) – D.C. Circuit Opinion

On July 8, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed that the Federal Election Commission’s dismissal of CLC’s complaint against Hillary for America and the super PAC Correct the Record was contrary to law. CLC’s FEC complaint had alleged that the Clinton campaign and Correct the Record violated federal campaign finance law by engaging in a systematic, multi-million-dollar scheme to coordinate expenditures during the 2016 election without the transparency the law requires. Under this new ruling, which affirms a previous lower court decision, the FEC must employ reasonable standards for interpreting its coordination rules and reconsider whether to pursue enforcement action in response to CLC’s complaint.