Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Buckey v. Valeo etc....

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Buckley v Valeo

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- Oyez.

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Plaintiffs: 

- James L. Buckley.
- a candidate for the Presidency of the United States
- a United States Senator who is a candidate for reelection
- a potential contributor
- the Committee for a Constitutional Presidency -- McCarthy '76
- the Conservative Party of the State of New York
- the Mississippi Republican Party
- the Libertarian Party
- the New York Civil Liberties Union, Inc.
- the American Conservative Union
- the Conservative Victory Fund
- and Human Events, Inc.

Defendants: 

- Secretary of the Senate Francis Valeo in his capacity as a member of the FEC.
- the Secretary of the United States Senate
- the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
- the Federal Election Commission
- the Attorney General of the United States
- the Comptroller General of the United States.



Wikipedia: Per Curiam Opinion