Docket for 12-536
| No. 12-536 | |
| Title: |
| Shaun McCutcheon, et al., Appellants |
| v. |
| Federal Election Commission |
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| Docketed: | November 1, 2012 |
| Lower Ct: | United States District Court for the District of Columbia |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 26 2012 |
Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due December 3, 2012) |
| Nov 14 2012 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 2, 2013. |
| Jan 2 2013 |
Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellee Federal Election Commission. |
| Jan 14 2013 |
Opposition to motion to dismiss or affirm of appellants Shaun McCutcheon, et al., Appellants filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 16 2013 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 15, 2013. |
| Feb 19 2013 |
PROBABLE JURISDICTION NOTED. |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from the Solicitor General. |
| Mar 7 2013 |
The time to file the joint appendix and appellants' brief on the merits is extended to and including May 6, 2013. |
| Mar 11 2013 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by appellants Shaun McCutcheon, et al., Appellants. |
| Apr 1 2013 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Apr 22 2013 |
The time to file appellee's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 18, 2013. |
| May 6 2013 |
Brief of appellant Republican National Committee filed. |
| May 6 2013 |
Brief of appellant Shaun McCutcheon |
| May 8 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed. |
| May 10 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of National Republican Senatorial Committee and National Republican Congressional Committee filed. |
| May 13 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Downsize DC Foundation, et al. filed. |
| May 13 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed. |
| May 13 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Senator Mitch McConnell filed. |
| May 13 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
| May 13 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Competitive Politics filed. |
| May 13 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Committee for Justice filed. |
| May 13 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. |
| May 13 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Tea Party Leadership Fund, et al. filed. |
| May 13 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Cause of Action Institute filed. |
| May 13 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression and the Media Institute filed. |
| Jul 18 2013 |
Brief of appellee Federal Election Commission filed. |
| Jul 22 2013 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Jul 23 2013 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 8, 2013. |
| Jul 24 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 24 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Campaign Reform filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 25 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Representatives Chris Van Hollen and David Price filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 25 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Lawrence Lessig filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 25 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Democratic Members of the United States House of Representatives filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 25 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of The Campaign Legal Center, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 25 2013 |
Motion of Senator Mitch McConnell for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jul 25 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Communications Workers of America, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 25 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of National Education Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 5 2013 |
Record from U.S.D.C. for the District of Columbia is electronic and located on PACER. |
| Aug 16 2013 |
Reply of appellant Republican National Committee filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 19 2013 |
Reply of appellant Shaun McCutcheon filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 30 2013 |
Motion of Senator Mitch McConnell for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 8 2013 |
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. |
| Apr 2 2014 |
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. |
| May 5 2014 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Appellants: | | |
| James Bopp Jr. |
The Bopp Law Firm | (812) 232-2434 |
| Counsel of Record | 1 South 6th Street | |
| Terre Haute, IN 47807-3510 | |
| jboppjr@aol.com |
| Party name: Republican National Committee |
| | | |
| Michael T. Morley |
223 Pawnee Rd. | (850) 778-3883 |
| Counsel of Record | Cranford, NJ 07016 | |
| michaelmorleyesq@ hotmail.com |
| Party name: Shaun McCutcheon |
| | | |
| Erin E. Murphy |
Bancroft PLLC | (202)-416-0265 |
| 1919 M Street NW, Suite 470 | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| emurphy@bancroftpllc.com |
| Party name: Shaun McCutcheon, et al., Appellants |
| Attorneys for Appellee: | | |
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. |
Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
| Counsel of Record |
United States Department of Justice | |
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | |
| SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov |
| Party name: Federal Election Commission |
| Other: | | |
| Bobby R. Burchfield |
McDermott Will & Emery LLP | (202) 756-8000 |
| 500 N. Capitol Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| bburchfield@mwe.com |
| Party name: Senator Mitch McConnell |
| | | |
| Allen Joseph Dickerson |
Center for Competitive Politics | (703) 894-6800 |
| 124 S. West Street, Suite 201 | |
| Alexandria, VA 22314 | |
| adickerson@campaignfreedom.org |
| Party name: Center for Competitive Politics |
| | | |
| Richard M. Esenberg |
139 E. Knapp Street | (414) 727-9455 |
| Milwaukee, WI 53202 | |
| richard.esenberg@marquette.edu |
| Party name: Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty |
| | | |
| Peter J. Ferrara |
20594 Woodmere Court | (703)-582-8466 |
| Sterling, VA 20165 | |
| peterferrara@msn.com |
| Party name: American Civil Rights Union |
| | | |
| Charles Fried |
1563 Massachusetts Avenue | (617) 495-4636 |
| Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| fried@law.harvard.edu |
| Party name: Americans for Campaign Reform |
| | | |
| Paul D. Kamenar |
Coolidge Reagan Foundation | (202) 603-5397 |
| 1629 K Street, N.W., Suite 300 | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| paul.kamenar@gmail.com |
| Party name: Tea Party Leadership Fund, et al. |
| | | |
| Daniel F Kolb |
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | (212) 450-4000 |
| 450 Lexington Ave. | |
| New York, NY 10017 | |
| daniel.kolb@davispolk.com |
| Party name: Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law |
| | | |
| Alice M. O'Brien |
National Education Association | (202) 822-7035 |
| 1201 16th Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| aobrien@nea.org |
| Party name: National Education Association, et al. |
| | | |
| William J. Olson |
William J.Olson PC | (703) 356-5070 |
| 370 Maple Avenue West, Suite 4 | |
| Vienna, VA 22180-5615 | |
| wjo@mindspring.com |
| Party name: Downsize DC Foundation, et al. |
| | | |
| Trevor Potter |
The Campaign Legal Center | (202) 736-2200 |
| 215 E. Street, N.E. | |
| Washington, DC 20002 | |
| tpotter@campaignlegalcenter.org |
| Party name: The Campaign Legal Center, et al. |
| | | |
| Sarah M. Shalf |
Emory Law School | (404) 712-4652 |
| Supreme Court Advocacy Project | |
| 1301 Clifton Road | |
| Atlanta, GA 30322 | |
| sarah.shalf@emory.edu |
| Party name: Committee for Justice |
| | | |
| Ilya Shapiro |
Cato Institute | (202) 842-0200 |
| 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| ishapiro@cato.org |
| Party name: Cato Institute |
| | | |
| Paul Michael Sherman |
Institute for Justice | (703)-682-9320 |
| 901 North Glebe Road, Suite 900 | |
| Arlington, VA 22203 | |
| psherman@ij.org |
| Party name: Institute for Justice |
| | | |
| Paul M. Smith |
Jenner & Block LLP | (202) 639-6000 |
| 1099 New York Avenue, N.W. | |
| Suite 900 | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| psmith@jenner.com |
| Party name: Democratic Members of the United States House of Representatives |
| | | |
| Jason Brett Torchinsky |
Holtzman Vogel Josefiak PLLC | (540)-341-8808 |
| 45 North Hill Drive Suite 100 | |
| Warrenton, VA 20186 | |
| jtorchinsky@holtzmanlaw.net |
| Party name: National Republican Senatorial Committee and National Republican Congressional Committee |
| | | |
| Seth P. Waxman |
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP | (202) 663-6000 |
| 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com |
| Party name: Representatives Chris Van Hollen and David Price |
| | | |
| J. Joshua Wheeler |
Thomas Jefferson Center for Protection of Free Expression | (434) 295-4784 |
| 400 Worrell Drive | |
| Charlottesville, VA 22911 | |
| jjw@tjcenter.org |
| Party name: Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression and the Media Institute |
| | | |
| Brenda Wright |
358 Chestnut Hill Avenue | (617) 232-5885 |
| Suite 303 | |
| Brighton, MA 02135 | |
| bwright@demos.org |
| Party name: Communications Workers of America, et al. |
| | | |
| Elizabeth B. Wydra |
Constitutional Accountability Center | (202) 296-6889 |
| 1200 18th St., N.W., Suite 501 | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| elizabeth@theusconstitution.org |
| Party name: Professor Lawrence Lessig |
| | | |
| Barnaby W. Zall |
Weinberg, Jacobs & Tolani, LLP | (301) 231-6943 |
| 7018 Tilden Lane | |
| Rockville, MD 20852 | |
| bzall@bzall.com |
| Party name: Cause of Action Institute |