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The district court issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order concluding the Commission’s delay violated the APA, granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment, and denied the Commission’s Motion for Summary Judgment.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in Campaign Legal Center, et al. v. FEC (No. 23-3163) finding the FEC’s delay in acting on the plaintiffs’ 2019 petition for rulemaking violated the Administrative Procedure Act and granting the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment while denying the Commission’s motion. The FEC’s official press release reporting the court’s ruling repeats this conclusion and the court’s docket entries include the Memorandum Opinion and Order issued on January 30, 2026. Verdict: True — primary sources (the court opinion as posted in the docket and the FEC’s official press release) confirm the claim.