Exhibit 900

CREW v. FEC (Crossroads GPS intervenor), No. 16-259 (BAH), Memorandum Opinion, 316 F.Supp.3d 349

Exhibit 900 · Court opinion

CREW v. FEC (Crossroads GPS intervenor), No. 16-259 (BAH), Memorandum Opinion, 316 F.Supp.3d 349

subsection (vi) of 11 C.F.R. § 109.10(e)(1) is declared invalid and therefore vacated, with the vacatur stayed for 45 days

Declared 11 CFR 109.10(e)(1)(vi) invalid (vacatur stayed 45 days) and the FEC's dismissal contrary to law. Records, undisputed by Crossroads GPS, that it reported over $17 million in 2012 independent expenditures without naming donors.

Source: U.S. District Court for D.C. (Chief Judge Howell)
Date: 3 August 2018
Quoted from: p. 3 (PDF page 3)
Grade: Primary record
Document: https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/crew16259_dc_opinion2.pdf
Accessed: 2026-11-10
Cited by: Findings citing this exhibit

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Finding POL-5.10: Primary record The D.C. Circuit held on 21 August 2020 that 11 CFR 109.10(e)(1)(vi), which limited disclosure of donors to independent expenditures to donations earmarked for a specific expenditure, conflicts with the statute. In Van Hollen v. FEC the district court held 11 CFR 104.20(c)(9), a purpose-based limit on electioneering-communication donor disclosure, contrary to the statute in 2012 and 2014, and the D.C. Circuit reversed on 18 September 2012 and 21 January 2016 and upheld the regulation.