Court Opinion

ID: 9429940
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-02 23:28:23.292443+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:19:18.111349
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Justice Stevens,
concurring in part and dissenting in part.
As I read it, the plain language of 26 U. S. C. § 9011(b)(1) confers standing on the Democratic National Committee. The fact that the Federal Election Commission also has standing is not, in my opinion, a sufficient reason for concluding that it was not appropriate for DNC to commence this action regardless of whether or not the FEC elected to participate. This, however, is just my tentative opinion because it really is not necessary to decide the issue discussed in Part I of the Court’s opinion in view of the fact that the disposition of the appeal in No. 83-1122 is controlled by our decision in No. 83-1032. McCulloch v. Sociedad Nacional de Marineros de Honduras, 372 U. S. 10, 16 (1963).
Accordingly, I join only Part II of the Court’s opinion.