No. 16-743
Title:	Independence Institute, Appellant v. Federal Election Commission
Docketed:	December 8, 2016
Lower Ct:	United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Case Nos.:	(14-cv-1500)
Decision Date:	November 3, 2016

~~~Date~~~	~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dec 5 2016	Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due January 9, 2017)
Jan 4 2017	Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educational Foundation filed.
Jan 4 2017	Brief amicus curiae of Randy Elf filed.
Jan 5 2017	Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
Jan 9 2017	Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellee Federal Election Commission.
Jan 9 2017	Brief amicus curiae of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell filed.
Jan 9 2017	Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law, Political Science and Economics Professors filed.
Jan 9 2017	Brief amici curiae of The Institute for Justice and Cato Institute filed.
Jan 9 2017	Brief amicus curiae of The Philanthropy Roundtable filed.
Jan 9 2017	Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed.
Jan 9 2017	Brief amici curiae of Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, et al. filed.
Jan 9 2017	Brief amici curiae of State Policy Network and 24 State Public Policy Groups filed.
Jan 25 2017	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 17, 2017.
Jan 26 2017	Opposition to motion to dismiss or affirm of appellant Independence Institute, Appellant filed. (Distributed)
Feb 21 2017	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 24, 2017.
Feb 27 2017	Adjudged to be AFFIRMED.
Mar 31 2017	JUDGMENT ISSUED.

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~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Appellant:
Allen Joseph Dickerson	Center for Competitive Politics	(703) 894-6800
	124 S. West Street, Suite 201
	Alexandria, VA  22314
	adickerson@campaignfreedom.org
Party name: Independence Institute, Appellant
Attorneys for Appellee:
Noel J. Francisco	Acting Solicitor General	(202) 514-2217
	United States Department of Justice
	950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
	Washington, DC  20530-0001
	SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Federal Election Commission
Other:
Jan Witold Baran	Wiley Rein, LLP	(202) 719-7000
	1776 K Street, N.W.
	Washington, DC  20006
	jbaran@wileyrein.com
Party name: The Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Bobby R. Burchfield	King & Spalding, LLP	(202) 626-5524
	1700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
	Washington, DC  20006
	bburchfield@kslaw.com
Party name: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Anthony T. Caso	Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence	(714) 628-2666
	c/o Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University
	One University Drive
	Orange, CA  92886
	caso@chapman.edu
Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
Randy Elf	Post Office 525	(202) 423-2122
	Lakewood, NY  14750
	CMECFOnly@gmail.com
Party name: Randy Elf
Steven A. Engel	Dechert LLP	(202) 261-3300
	1900 K Street, NW
	Washington, DC  20006
	steven.engel@dechert.com
Party name: State Policy Network and 24 State Public Policy Groups
Allyson N. Ho	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP	(214) 466-4000
	1717 Main Street, Suite 3200
	Dallas, TX  75201-7347
	allyson.ho@morganlewis.com
Party name: The Philanthropy Roundtable
Erik S. Jaffe	Erik S. Jaffe, P.C.	(202) 237-8165
	5101 34th Street, N.W.
	Washington, DC  20008
	jaffe@esjpc.com
Party name: Constitutional Law, Political Science and Economics Professors
William J. Olson	William J.Olson, P.C.	(703) 356-5070
	370 Maple Avenue West, Suite 4
	Vienna, VA  22180-5615
	wjo@mindspring.com
Party name: Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, et al.
Paul J. Orfanedes	Judicial Watch, Inc.	(202) 646-5172
	425 Third Street, S.W., Suite 800
	Washington, DC  20024
	porfanedes@judicialwatch.org
Party name: Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educational Foundation
Paul M. Sherman	Institute for Justice	(703)-682-9320
	901 North Glebe Road, Suite 900
	Arlington, VA  22203
	psherman@ij.org
Party name: The Institute for Justice and Cato Institute