Public Citizen v. FEC

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On January 31, 2014, Public Citizen filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the FEC’s failure to investigate whether Crossroads GPS meets the legal definition of a “political committee.” ...

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About this Case

On January 31, 2014, Public Citizen filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the FEC’s failure to investigate whether Crossroads GPS meets the legal definition of a “political committee.” In 2010, plaintiffs had filed an administrative complaint with the FEC alleging that Crossroads GPS had violated federal campaign finance law by failing to register and report as a political committee during the 2010 elections. Although the FEC’s Office of the General Counsel recommended an investigation of whether Crossroads GPS had violated the law, the FEC deadlocked 3-3 in December 2013 on whether to investigate and consequently, dismissed the administrative complaint. 

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