Cases: EMILY's List v. FEC: Decisions / Orders

DC Court of Appeals Affirms Denial of Preliminary Injunction

On December 23, 2005 the DC federal appeals court unanimously upheld a trial judge's refusal to bar enforcement of a Federal Election Commission rule that requires political committees to spend at least fifty percent hard money on political activities that affect both federal and non-federal elections.

The case - EMILY's List v. FEC - involves an attempt by EMILY's List, a Washington-based political committee, to enjoin enforcement of the rule, which was adopted by the FEC late in the summer of 2004. U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly rejected the group's petition for a preliminary injunction on February 25, 2005 , and EMILY's List appealed the judgment.

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Court Rejects EMILY's List Attempt to Enjoin FEC Allocation Rules

A federal district court judge on Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, rejected a bid by EMILY's List to bar enforcement of new Federal Election Commission rules that require political committees, including so-called "527 groups", to spend at least 50 percent hard money on political activities that affect both federal and non-federal elections.

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