nat'l defense pac

<b style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The National Defense PAC&nbsp;</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">submitted an FEC Advisory Opinion Request seeking to establish a new bank account consistent with the Citizens United and SpeechNow cases to solicit unlimited “SuperPAC” contributions for Independent Expenditures without creating a new PAC, while still raising amount- and source-limited funds for candidate contributions.&nbsp; When the FEC failed to issue an Advisory Opinion, the PAC and its founder, Rear Admiral (Ret.) James J. Carey, filed suit. The FEC lost a motion for preliminary injunction and settled the suit in Carey’s favor, creating the legal framework for Hybrid PACs and Carey Accounts.</span>