¶1Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
¶2Denied.
104 S. Ct. 89
Cosoff v. Rodman
Decided October 3, 1983
Key passage — most relied on by later courts
“The Commission, the national committee of any political party, or any individual eligible to vote in any election for the office of President may institute such actions in the appropriate district court of the United States, including actions for declaratory judgment, as may be appropriate to construe the constitutionality of any provision of this Act. The district court immediately shall certify all questions of constitutionali ty of this Act to the United States court of appeals for the circuit involved, which shall hear the matter sitting en banc. ■ •”
quoted by 1 later decision, including Albanese v. Federal Election Commission
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Decided 1983-10-03
How this case has been cited
Cited by 669 later decisions — most recently June 2017 · most notably Ryder Energy Distribution Corporation v. Merrill Lynch Commodities Inc Ef (1984), Transgo, Inc. v. Ajac Transmission Parts Corp. (1985)
338 federal appellate · 65 district · 24 state decisions — followed in 14 states
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