Decided

No. 12-536

Shaun McCutcheon, et al., Appellants v. Federal Election Commission

from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Scalia, Kennedy, and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined.

Argued. For appellants: Erin E. Murphy, Washington, D. C.; and Bobby R. Burchfield, Washington, D. C. (for Senator Mitch McConnell, as amicus curiae.) For appellee: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

Motion of Senator Mitch McConnell for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.

Reply of appellant Shaun McCutcheon filed. (Distributed)

Reply of appellant Republican National Committee filed. (Distributed)

Record from U.S.D.C. for the District of Columbia is electronic and located on PACER.

Brief amici curiae of Democratic Members of the United States House of Representatives filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of The Campaign Legal Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Communications Workers of America, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Representatives Chris Van Hollen and David Price filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of National Education Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Professor Lawrence Lessig filed. (Distributed)

Motion of Senator Mitch McConnell for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Campaign Reform filed. (Distributed)

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 8, 2013.

CIRCULATED.

Brief of appellee Federal Election Commission filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Center for Competitive Politics filed.

Brief amici curiae of Downsize DC Foundation, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Senator Mitch McConnell filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Committee for Justice filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.

Brief amici curiae of Tea Party Leadership Fund, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Cause of Action Institute filed.

Brief amici curiae of Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression and the Media Institute filed.

Brief amici curiae of National Republican Senatorial Committee and National Republican Congressional Committee filed.

Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed.

Brief of appellant Shaun McCutcheon

Brief of appellant Republican National Committee filed.

The time to file appellee's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 18, 2013.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by appellants Shaun McCutcheon, et al., Appellants.

The time to file the joint appendix and appellants' brief on the merits is extended to and including May 6, 2013.

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from the Solicitor General.

PROBABLE JURISDICTION NOTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 15, 2013.

Opposition to motion to dismiss or affirm of appellants Shaun McCutcheon, et al., Appellants filed. (Distributed)

Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellee Federal Election Commission.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 2, 2013.

Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due December 3, 2012)

Parties

Federal Election Commission, Appellant, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

Republican National Committee, Appellant, represented by James Bopp Jr.

Shaun McCutcheon, Appellant, represented by Michael T. Morley

Shaun McCutcheon, et al., Appellants, Appellant, represented by Erin E. Murphy

Amici Curiae

American Civil Rights Union, Amicus Curiae, represented by Peter J. Ferrara

Americans for Campaign Reform, Amicus Curiae, represented by Charles Fried

Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law, Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel F Kolb

Cato Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Ilya Shapiro

Cause of Action Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Barnaby W. Zall

Center for Competitive Politics, Amicus Curiae, represented by Allen Joseph Dickerson

Committee for Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Sarah M. Shalf

Communications Workers of America, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Brenda Wright

Democratic Members of the United States House of Representatives, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul M. Smith

Downsize DC Foundation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by William J. Olson

Institute for Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul Michael Sherman

National Education Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Alice M. O'Brien

National Republican Senatorial Committee and National Republican Congressional Committee, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jason Brett Torchinsky

Professor Lawrence Lessig, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elizabeth B. Wydra

Representatives Chris Van Hollen and David Price, Amicus Curiae, represented by Seth P. Waxman

Senator Mitch McConnell, Amicus Curiae, represented by Bobby R. Burchfield

Tea Party Leadership Fund, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul D. Kamenar

The Campaign Legal Center, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Trevor Potter

Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression and the Media Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by J. Joshua Wheeler

Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard M. Esenberg

 
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