Shays v. Federal Election Commission

Decided March 29, 2006. Emmet G. Sullivan wrote the opinion for the court.

424 F. Supp. 2d 100 · Cited 55 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Common Cause v. Federal Election Commission · 692 F. Supp. 1391
• Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc. · 419 U.S. 281
• Fund for Animals v. Babbitt · 903 F. Supp. 96
• American Wildlands v. Norton · 193 F. Supp. 2d 244
• Federal Election Commission v. GOPAC, Inc. · 917 F. Supp. 851
• Federal Election Commission v. Malenick · 310 F. Supp. 2d 230

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• Shays v. Federal Election Commission · 511 F. Supp. 2d 19
• Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Federal Election Commission · 209 F. Supp. 3d 77
• Muwekma Ohlone Tribe v. Kempthorne · 452 F. Supp. 2d 105
• Herron for Congress v. Federal Election Commission · 903 F. Supp. 2d 9
• Electronic Privacy Information Center v. United States Drug Enforcement Agency · 192 F. Supp. 3d 92
• M.O. v. District of Columbia · 20 F. Supp. 3d 31
• Phillips Ex Rel. TP v. District of Columbia · 736 F. Supp. 2d 240
• La Botz v. Federal Election Commission of Washington, D.C. · 61 F. Supp. 3d 21
• Muwekma Ohlone Tribe v. Salazar · 813 F. Supp. 2d 170
• Banner Health v. Sebelius · 715 F. Supp. 2d 142
• Gatore v. United States Department of Homeland Security · 177 F. Supp. 3d 46
• Banks Ex Rel. D.B. v. District of Columbia · 720 F. Supp. 2d 83
• NYC Apparel FZE v. U.S. Customs & Border Protection · 484 F. Supp. 2d 77
• Level the Playing Field v. Federal Election Commission · 232 F. Supp. 3d 130
• Ahuruonye v. United States Department of the Interior · 239 F. Supp. 3d 136
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. National Archives and Records Administration · 214 F. Supp. 3d 43
• GRACEWAY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. Sebelius · 783 F. Supp. 2d 104
• Electronic Privacy Information Center v. Customs and Border Protection · 160 F. Supp. 3d 354
• Landmark Legal Foundation v. Department of Labor · 278 F. Supp. 3d 420
• Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Internal Revenue Service · 517 F. Supp. 2d 65
• Electronic Privacy Information Center v. Customs and Border Protection · 248 F. Supp. 3d 12
• Muwekma Ohlone Tribe v. Norton
• Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC v. Sebelius
• Phillips v. District of Columbia
• Banks v. District of Columbia

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