On June 17, U.S. District Court Judge Robert L. Wilkins again ruled that the Libertarian Party is entitled to have its bequest lawsuit heard in the U.S. Court of Appeals, before all the full-time judges of that court. Here is the 8-page ruling that denies the Federal Election Commission’s request for reconsideration. The case concerns whether the FEC violated the U.S. Constitution when it told the Libertarian Party that it can’t receive a bequest of $217,734 soon after the bequester died. Instead the FEC said the bequest had to be released to the party in annual increments that match the contribution limit for living individuals to contribute to national political committees. Thanks to Joe Trotter of the Center for Competitive Politics for the link.