Exhibit 899

FEC Record: Van Hollen v. FEC (Appeals court 2016)

Exhibit 899 · Agency summary of court decision

FEC Record: Van Hollen v. FEC (Appeals court 2016)

In reversing the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia's 2014 decision, the appellate court upheld the Commission regulation as a reasonable interpretation of the disclosure provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA).

FEC summary: on 21 January 2016 the D.C. Circuit reversed the 2014 district court decision and upheld 11 CFR 104.20(c)(9). The circuit had also reversed on 18 September 2012.

Source: Federal Election Commission
Date: 1 February 2016
Quoted from: paragraph 1
Grade: Primary record
Document: https://www.fec.gov/updates/van-hollen-v-fec-appeals-court
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.