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Plaintiff asks court to remand complaint and require FEC to comply within 30 days

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The filed complaint includes a requested remedy asking the court to declare the FEC's actions contrary to law, remand the matter to the Commission, and order the agency to conform within 30 days.

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On January 14, 2026, Peter Bernegger filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the Federal Election Commission failed to act on an administrative complaint he filed in December 2025. The complaint alleges Friends of John Thune, Nicole Weyers (treasurer), and John Thune accepted unlawful contributions and filed inaccurate reports. Bernegger seeks injunctive and declaratory relief under the Federal Election Campaign Act and asks the court to remand the matter to the FEC and order the agency to comply within 30 days.
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The FEC’s official litigation summaries (both the Litigation update and the Court Cases page) state that the complaint asks the court to declare the FEC’s actions contrary to law, remand the matter to the Commission, and order the agency to conform with the court’s declaration within 30 days. Court docket records confirm a complaint seeking declaratory and injunctive relief was filed. Verdict: True — the plaintiff’s court filing explicitly seeks those remedies, as shown in the FEC’s official summaries and the court docket.

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  1. Update · Jan 27, 2026, 09:48 PMTrue
    The FEC’s official litigation summaries (both the Litigation update and the Court Cases page) state that the complaint asks the court to declare the FEC’s actions contrary to law, remand the matter to the Commission, and order the agency to conform with the court’s declaration within 30 days. Court docket records confirm a complaint seeking declaratory and injunctive relief was filed. Verdict: True — the plaintiff’s court filing explicitly seeks those remedies, as shown in the FEC’s official summaries and the court docket.
  2. Original article · Jan 27, 2026
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