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PURSUING AMERICA'S GREATNESS v. FED ELECTION COM'N

No. 15-5264.

831 F.3d 500 (2016)

PURSUING AMERICA'S GREATNESS, Appellant v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Office of General Counsel, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 2, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason Torchinsky, Warrenton, VA, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Christina M. Martin was on the brief for amicus curiae Pacific Legal Foundation and James Madison Center for Free Speech in support of plaintiff-appellant.

Charles Kitcher, Attorney, Federal Election Commission, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Daniel A. Petalas, Acting General Counsel, Kevin Deeley, Acting Associate General Counsel, and Erin Chlopak, Acting Assistant General Counsel.

Before: GRIFFITH and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges, and RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judge.

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