| No. 21-12 | |
| Title: | Federal Election Commission, Appellant v. Ted Cruz for Senate, et al. |
| Docketed: | July 7, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | United States District Court for the District of Columbia |
| Case Numbers: | (19-cv-908 (NJR) (APM) (TJK)) |
| Decision Date: | June 3, 2021 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jul 02 2021 | Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due August 6, 2021) |
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| Aug 05 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed. |
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| Aug 06 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Campaign Legal Center filed. |
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| Aug 06 2021 | Motion to affirm or dismiss filed by appellees Ted Cruz For Senate, et al. |
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| Aug 25 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021. |
| Aug 25 2021 | Opposition to motion to affirm or dismiss filed by appellant Federal Election Commission. |
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| Sep 30 2021 | Further consideration of the question of jurisdiction is POSTPONED to the hearing of the case on the merits. |
| Nov 05 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Ted Cruz For Senate, et al. |
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| Nov 15 2021 | Brief of appellant Federal Election Commission filed. |
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| Nov 15 2021 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed) |
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| Nov 17 2021 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, January 19, 2022. |
| Nov 17 2021 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. D.C. Circuit. |
| Nov 17 2021 | The record from the U.S.D.C. District of Columbia is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Nov 19 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Campaign Legal Center, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law filed. |
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| Dec 14 2021 | CIRCULATED |
| Dec 15 2021 | Brief of appellees Ted Cruz For Senate, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Policy Legal Institute filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Senator Mitch McConnell filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of United States Senators Roy Blunt, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Republican National Committee filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 06 2022 | Reply of appellant Federal Election Commission filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 19 2022 | Argued. For appellant: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For appellees: Charles J. Cooper, Washington, D. C. |
| May 16 2022 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. |
| Jun 17 2022 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Appellant | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: Federal Election Commission | ||
| Attorneys for Appellees | ||
| Charles Justin Cooper Counsel of Record | Cooper & Kirk, PLLC 1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 ccooper@cooperkirk.com | 202-220-9600 |
| Party name: Ted Cruz For Senate, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Donald A. Daugherty Jr. Counsel of Record | Institute for Free Speech 1150 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 801 Washington, DC 20036 ddaugherty@ifs.org | 4145596902 |
| Party name: Institute for Free Speech | ||
| Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 brianne@theusconstitution.org | 202 296 6889 |
| Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center | ||
| Scott A. Keller Counsel of Record | LEHOTSKY KELLER LLP 200 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 scott@lehotskykeller.com | 5126938350 |
| Party name: UNITED STATES SENATORS ROY BLUNT, BILL CASSIDY, KEVIN CRAMER, CINDY HYDE-SMITH, AND ROGER WICKER | ||
| Donald Francis McGahn II Counsel of Record | Jones Day 51 Louisiana Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 DMcGahn@jonesday.com | (202) 879-3939 |
| Party name: Senator Mitch McConnell | ||
| Scott Lawrence Nelson Counsel of Record | Public Citizen Litigation Group 1600 20th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20009 snelson@citizen.org | 202-588-1000 |
| Party name: Public Citizen | ||
| Claire Naila Rajan Counsel of Record | Allen & Overy LLP 1101 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005 claire.rajan@allenovery.com | 20242098658 |
| Party name: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law | ||
| Richard A. Samp Counsel of Record | New Civil Liberties Alliance 1225 19th Street NW, Suite 450 Washington, DC 20036 rasamp@verizon.net | 202-869-5210 |
| Party name: New Civil Liberties Alliance | ||
| Gene Clayton Schaerr Counsel of Record | Schaerr | Jaffe 1717 K Street NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 gschaerr@schaerr-jaffe.com | 202-787-1060 |
| Party name: Protect the First Foundation | ||
| Paul March Smith Counsel of Record | Campaign Legal Center 1101 14th Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 psmith@campaignlegalcenter.org | 202-736-2200 |
| Party name: Campaign Legal Center, et al., | ||
| Michael Eugene Toner Counsel of Record | Wiley Rein LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, DC 20036 mtoner@wiley.law | 2027197545 |
| Party name: Republican National Committee | ||
| Barnaby W. Zall Counsel of Record | Law Office of Barnaby Zall 685 Spring St. #314 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 bzall@aol.com | 360-378-6600 |
| Party name: Public Policy Legal Institute | ||