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Court docket or the filed complaint shows that Bernegger v. FEC was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on January 14, 2026 alleging the FEC failed to act on his administrative complaint.

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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 page (posted Jan. 27, 2026) states that on January 14, 2026 Peter Bernegger filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on his administrative complaint. Independent court-docket listings for case no. 1:26-cv-00106 (Justia and PacerMonitor) show a complaint by Peter Bernegger filed on January 14, 2026 against the Federal Election Commission. Verdict: True — both the FEC's public record and federal court docket entries corroborate that Bernegger filed the suit on January 14, 2026 alleging the FEC failed to act on his administrative complaint.

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  1. Update · Jan 27, 2026, 09:45 PMTrue
    The FEC's official litigation page (posted Jan. 27, 2026) states that on January 14, 2026 Peter Bernegger filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on his administrative complaint. Independent court-docket listings for case no. 1:26-cv-00106 (Justia and PacerMonitor) show a complaint by Peter Bernegger filed on January 14, 2026 against the Federal Election Commission. Verdict: True — both the FEC's public record and federal court docket entries corroborate that Bernegger filed the suit on January 14, 2026 alleging the FEC failed to act on his administrative complaint.
  2. Original article · Jan 27, 2026
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