Court cases
The Commission brings enforcement suits in U.S. District Courts when matters are not satisfactorily resolved through the administrative enforcement process and sues to enforce administrative subpoenas. The agency also defends suits contesting its dismissals of administrative complaints, petitions for review of Commission decisions regarding the presidential public funding program and civil suits challenging the constitutionality of provisions of theFederal Election Campaign Act (FECA) and the validity of the Commission's regulations.
Ongoing litigation
Active litigation involving the FEC. Each case listed has a dedicated page including a case summary, as well as links to court opinions and related documents filed in the suit.
- Berman v. FEC (23-1017 / 24-5289)
- Campaign Legal Center v. FEC (24-02585)
- Campaign Legal Center, et. al v. FEC (23-3163)
- Campaign Legal Center v. FEC (22-1976 / 22-5339)
- Campaign Legal Center, et al. v. FEC (19-2336 / 21-5081, 22-5336, 25-5027)
- CREW v. FEC (22-3281)
- CREW, et al. v. FEC (22-0035)
- DCCC v. FEC (24-2935)
- Defend Louisiana PAC et al.; FEC v.
- End Citizens United PAC v. FEC (21-2128 / 22-5277)
- Giffords v. FEC (19-1192 / 25-5188)
- Lacy, et al. v. FEC (25-1808)
- LATPAC; FEC v.
- Lewicki, et al. v. FEC (24-2505)
- McDonald v. FEC (25-153 / 25-10830)
- National Republican Senatorial Committee et al v. FEC et al(22-639 / 24-3051 / 24-621)
Selected court cases
Key court cases relating to the campaign finance law.
- Akins v. FEC
- Beaumont v. FEC
- Buckley v. Valeo
- Carey v. FEC
- Citizens United v. FEC
- Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee: FEC v.
- Davis v. FEC
- EMILY's List v. FEC
- Holmes, et al. v. FEC
- Massachusetts Citizens for Life (MCFL): FEC v.
- McConnell v. FEC
- McCutcheon, et al. v. FEC
- Republican Party of Louisiana,et al. v. FEC
- Shays v. FEC ("Shays III") (06-1247)
- SpeechNow.org v. FEC
- Van Hollen v. FEC
- Wisconsin Right to Life (WRTL) v. FEC
Alphabetical court case index
FEC cases are listed alphabetically with links to summaries and (for some cases) court opinions and other documents.
This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public.
The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.