Appealed From: U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia
Subject: Campaign Contributions

Decision: By a 6-3 vote, the justices decided that the Federal Election Commission can be sued over its decision not to require certain groups to report their campaign spending. The decision also noted that the FEC should determine which expenditures undertaken by a group should be reported.

• Read the 1995 decision from a three-judge panel and the en banc 1996 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia on the lower court's Web site.

• Read more about campaign finance laws at the Federal Election Commission Web site.

Sources: The Washington Post, Supreme Court, The United States Law Week (a Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. publication)