National Conservative Political Action Committee, John T. Dolan, Chairman v. Federal Election Commission

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• holding that, where “the Commission passed upon the legality of a concrete solicitation proposed in some detail by” a political party, a third party’s challenge to the advisory opinion was ripe for judicial review
• holding that, where “the Commission passed upon the legality of a concrete solicitation proposed in some detail by” a political party, a third party’s challenge to the advisory opinion was ripe for judicial review
• “Agencies are under an obligation to follow their own regulations, procedures, and precedents, or provide a rational explanation-for their departures.”
• “agencies are under an obligation to follow their own regulations, procedures, and precedents, or provide a rational explanation for their departures”
• “Agencies are under an obligation to follow their own regulations, procedures, and precedents, or provide a rational explanation for their departures.”
• case ripe where pertinent regulations and AO have been issued

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).