JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I and II, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Parts III and IV, (orders list)

Letter from counsel for appellants McCain, et al. received. (Distributed). VIDED

Argued. For appellant in No. 06-969: Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For appellants in No. 06-970: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D.C. For appellee: James Bobb, Jr., Terre Haute, Ind.

Reply of appellant Federal Election Commission filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General GRANTED. (orders list)

Brief amicus curiae of National Rifle Association filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Realtors filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Republican National Committee filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice and of Focus on the Family filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Alliance for Justice filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Center for Competitive Politics, et al. filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of Citizens United, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of United States Senator Mitch McConnell filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Family Research Council, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Coalition of Public Charities filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Liberties Union filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief of appellee Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Application (06A863) to file in excess of page limits granted by The Chief Justice. The brief may not exceed 70 pages. VIDED.

Application (06A863) of appellee to file the brief on the merits in excess of page limits, submitted to The Chief Justice. VIDED.

Motion for divided argument filed by appellant Federal Election Commission. VIDED.

Record received from U.S.D.C. for District of Columbia Circuit. (1 envelope). Additional documents are electronically filed.

CIRCULATED.

Joint appendix filed. VIDED (Distributed)

Brief of appellant Federal Election Commission filed. VIDED (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Committee for Economic Development, et al. filed. VIDED.

Brief amici curiae of League of Women Voters of the United States, et al filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Richard Briffault and Richard L. Hasen filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Norman Dorsen, et al. filed. VIDED.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for McCain, Bladwin, Shays and Meehan. VIDED.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, April 25, 2007.

Further consideration of the question of jurisdiction is POSTPONED to the hearing of the case on the merits. This case is consolidated with No. 06-970 and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. The briefs of appellants are to be filed with th

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 19, 2007.

Response to jurisdictional statement from appellee Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. filed. VIDED.

Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due February 12, 2007)

Appendix of Federal Election Commission filed.

Response to motion (06M58) from appellant Federal Election Commission filed. (Distributed)

MOTION (06M58) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 5, 2007.

Response to motion (06M58) from appellants Senator John McCain, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Motion (06M58) of appellee Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. to expedite the appeal filed.

Federal Election Commission, Appellant, represented by Paul D. Clement

Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc., Appellant, represented by James Bopp Jr.

Alliance for Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael B Trister

American Center for Law and Justice and of Focus on the Family, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jay Alan Sekulow

American Civil Liberties Union, Amicus Curiae, represented by Steven R. Shapiro

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathan P. Hiatt

Center for Competitive Politics, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Erik S. Jaffe

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jan W. Baran

Citizens United, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Herbert W. Titus

Coalition of Public Charities, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert F. Bauer

Committee for Economic Development, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by H. Christopher Bartolomucci

Family Research Council, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Kathleen M. Sullivan

League of Women Voters of the United States, et al, Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel R. Ortiz

National Association of Realtors, Amicus Curiae, represented by David C. Frederick

National Rifle Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Charles J. Cooper

Norman Dorsen, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Burt Neuborne

Republican National Committee, Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas John Josefiak

Richard Briffault and Richard L. Hasen, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard L. Hasen

Senator John McCain, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Seth P. Waxman

United States Senator Mitch McConnell, Amicus Curiae, represented by Theodore B. Olson