· 8/28/2000
Natural Law Party of the United States v. Federal Election Commission
Citations
- 111 F. Supp. 2d 33
- 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13320
- 2000 WL 1336322
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that there was “more than a speculative possibility” that presidential debates would occur again
- concluding that the “inability to compete on an equal footing” in an election “due to the application of allegedly biased criteria” constitutes an injury for the purposes of Article III
- concluding that the “inability to compete on an equal footing” in an election “due to the application of allegedly biased criteria” constitutes an injury for the purposes of Article III standing in action challenging exclusion from presidential debates
- explaining that \[s]tanding is determined at the time the complaint is filed\
- “[Plaintiffs’ inju ry can still be redressed by an FEC determination that the 1996 debate selection criteria was unlawful, because as long as plaintiffs run for office, they will continue to be subjected to debate selection criteria”
- collecting cases relative to grant of competitive advantage issue
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Judges: Huvelle
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