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Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm'n

Administrative Proceeding Supreme Court of the United States, Case No. 08-205
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Summary
This highly controversial landmark case concerned the ability of corporations to donate money to political action committees (PACs) in order to influence election outcomes. The Supreme Court ruled that corporations have freedom of speech, and that money can be considered speech under the First Amendment.

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Parties
No Logo Alliance Defense Fund in support of appellant, Other Party

▼ Represented by Alliance Defense Fund

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Benjamin W Bull +1 480 444 0020 +1 480 444 0028 bbull@telladf.org
No Logo Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, Other Party

▼ Represented by The Wolf Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Anthony T. Caso +1 714 628 2666 caso@chapman.edu
No Logo Chamber Of Commerce Of The United States Of America, Other Party

▼ Represented by Wiley Rein LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Jan Witold Baran +1 202 719 7000 +1 202 719 7049 jbaran@wileyrein.com
No Logo Democratic National Committee in support of appellee, Other Party

▼ Represented by Perkins Coie LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Robert Felix Bauer +1 202 628 6600 +1 202 654 9104 rbauer@who.eop.gov
No Logo Norman Ornstein, et al. in support of appellee, Other Party

▼ Represented by Bancroft PLLC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space H Christopher Bartolomucci +1 202 234 0090 +1 202 234 2806 cbartolomucci@bancroftpllc.com
McConnell, Jr., Addison Mitch McConnell, Jr., Addison Mitch, Other Party
Officially listed as "Senator Mitch McConnell in support of appellant"

▼ Represented by Unknown Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Floyd Abrams +1 212 701 3000 + 212 269 5420
No Logo Seven Former Chairmen and One Former Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission, Other Party

▼ Represented by Bopp Coleson & Bostrom

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space James Bopp, Jr. +1 812 232 2434 +1 812 235 3685 jboppjr@aol.com
No Logo Wyoming Liberty Group, et al. in support of appellant, Other Party

▼ Represented by Government Watch, PC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Benjamin Barr +1 240 863 8280 benjamin.barr@gmail.com
American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by American Civil Liberties Union

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Steven R. Shapiro +1 212 549 2500 +1 212 549 2651
No Logo American Civil Rights Union, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by American Civil Rights Union

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Peter J. Ferrara +1 703 582 8466
No Logo American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in support of appellant, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by AFL - CIO

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Laurence E. Gold +1 202 637 5130 +1 202 328 9162 lgold@aflcio.org
No Logo American Independent Business Alliance in support of appellee, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Dēmos

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Brenda J. Wright +1 617 232 7251 +1 617 232 7251 bwright@demos.org
No Logo American Justice Partnership, et al. in support of appellant, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by ACTRIGHT LEGAL FOUNDATION

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Cleta Mitchell +1 202 683 9405 cmitchell@actright.com
No Logo California Broadcasters Association, et al. in support of appellant, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Lawrence Howard Norton +1 202 857 4429 +1 202 219 3923 lnorton@wcsr.com
No Logo California First Amendment Coalition in support of appellant, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Bostwick and Jassy

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Jean-Paul Jassy +1 310 979 6059 jpjassy@bostwickjassy.com
No Logo Campaign Finance Scholars in support of appellant, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Professor

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Allison R. Hayward +1 703 894 6800 ahaward@campaignfreedom
No Logo Campaign Legal Center, et al. in support of appellee, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Trevor Potter +1 202 862 5092 tpotter@capdale.com
No Logo Cato Institute in suport of appellant, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Squire Patton Boggs (US) L.L.P. (NYC)

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Benjamin Dalrymple Wood +1 202 457 6685 +1 202 457 6315 benjamin.wood@squirepb.com
No Logo Center for Competitive Politics in support of appellant, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by CENTER FOR COMPETITIVE POLITICS

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Stephen M. Hoersting +1 703 894 6800 shoersting@campaignfreedom.org
No Logo Center for Independent Media, et al. in support of appellee, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Brennan Center for Justice

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Monica Youngna Youn +1 212 998 6741 +1 212 995 4550 monica.youn@nyu.edu
No Logo Center for Political Accountability, et al. in support of appellee, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Perkins Coie LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Karl J. Sandstrom +1 202 628 6600 ksandstrom@perkinscoie.com
No Logo Committee for Economic Development in support of appellee, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Jenner & Block, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Paul March Smith +1 202 639 6000 +1 202 639 6006
No Logo Fidelis Center for Law and Policy, et al., Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Fidelis Center for Law & Policy

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Patrick T. Gillen +1 312 276 5109
No Logo Former Officials of the American Civil Liberties Union i, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Brennan Center for Justice

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Norman Dorsen +1 212 998 6172 norman.dorsen@nyu.edu
No Logo Foundation for Free Expression, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Suite B

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Deborah J. Dewart +1 910 326 4554 +1 877 326 4585 debcpalaw@earthlink.net
No Logo Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by J M Computer Services, Inc.

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space William Jeffrey Olson +1 703 356 5070 +1 703 356 5085 wjo@mindspring.com
No Logo Hachette Book Group, Inc. , et al., Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Michael Joseph Chepiga +1 212 455 2598 +1 212 455 2502 mchepiga@stblaw.com
No Logo Independent Sector, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Dentons (US) LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Devereux Chatillon +1 212 398 4885 +1 212 768 6700 devereux.chatillon@snrdenton.com
No Logo Institute for Justice, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Institute for Justice

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space William R Maurer +1 206 341 9300 +1 206 341 9311 wmaurer@ij.org
No Logo Institute for Justice in support of appellant, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Institute for Justice

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Steven Simpson +1 703 682 9320 +1 703 682 9321 ssimpson@ij.org
No Logo Judicial Watch, Inc., Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Judicial Watch, Inc.

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Paul J. Orfanedes +1 202 646 5172 +1 202 646 5199 porfanedes@judicialwatch.org
No Logo Justice at Stake, et al. in support of the appellee, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Arnold & Porter, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space James Eckford Scarboro +1 303 863 1000 +1 303 832 0248 James.Scarboro@aporter.com
No Logo League of Women Voters of the United States, et al. in support of appellee, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Constitutional Accountability Center

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space ELIZABETH BONNIE WYDRA +1 714 222 0144 +1 202 296 6895 elizabeth@theusconstitution.org
No Logo Michigan Chamber of Commerce in support of appellant, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Dykema Gossett, PLLC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Richard D. McLellan +1 517 374 9181
No Logo Montana, et al., Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Office of the Montana Attorney General

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Anthony Cameron Johnstone +1 406 243 6711 +1 406 444 3549 ajohnstone@mt.gov
No Logo National Rifle Association in support of appellant, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Sorkin Law Group APLC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Charles J. Cooper +1 202 220 9600 +1 202 220 9601 ccooper@cooperkirk.com
No Logo Pacific Legal Foundation in support of appellant, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Pacific Legal Foundation

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Deborah J. La +1 916 419 7111 djl@pacificlegal.org
No Logo Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy, et al. in support of appellee, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Clements Law Office LLC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Jeffrey D. Clements +1 978 287 4901 jclements@clementsllc.com
No Logo Public Good in support of appellee, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Public Good

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Seth E. Mermin +1 510 548 4064
No Logo Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (Supplemental), Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Unknown Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Lucy A. Dalglish +1 703 807 2100
No Logo Representatives Chris Van Hollen, et al. in support of appellee, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Bradley Stuart Phillips +1 213 683 9100 +1 213 687 3702 brad.phillips@mto.com
No Logo Senator John McCain, et al., Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Public Citizen, Inc.

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Scott Lawrence Nelson +1 202 588 1000 +1 202 588 7795 snelson@citizen.org
No Logo Senator John McCain, et al. in support of appellee, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Wilmer Hale, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Seth P. Waxman +1 202 663 6000 +1 202 663 6363 seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com
No Logo Sunlight Foundation, et al. in support of appellee, Amicus Curiae (In Support of Neither Party)

▼ Represented by Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, PC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space GARY S. STEIN +1 201 488 8200
No Logo Citizens United, Appellant, Appellant

▼ Represented by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Theodore B. Olson - PHV +1 202 955 8200 +1 202 530 9575 tolson@gibsondunn.com
Federal Election Commission Federal Election Commission, Appellee

▼ Represented by Deputy Solicitor General

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Malcolm L. Stewart +1 202 514 2201 malcolm.l.stewart@usjoj.gov

▼ Represented by United States Department of Justice

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Donald B. Verrilli +1 202 514 2217 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Attributes
Lower Court United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Lower Court Case No(s). 07-2240
Lower Court Decision Date 7/18/2008
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Blank 91 Filed: 3/30/2010, Entered: None
Exhibits & CS's returned to U.S.D.C. for District of Columbia.
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Blank 90 Filed: 2/22/2010, Entered: None
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
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Blank 89 Filed: 1/21/2010, Entered: None
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, and case REMANDED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia and Alito, JJ., joined, in which Thomas, J., joined as to all but Part IV, and in which Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined as to Part IV. Roberts, C. J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Alito, J., joined. Scalia, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Alito, J., joined, and in which Thomas, J., joined in part. Stevens, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
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Blank 88 Filed: 9/9/2009, Entered: None
Argued. For appellant: Theodore B. Olson, Washington, D.C.; and Floyd Abrams, New York, N.Y., for Senator McConnell. For appellee: Elena Kagan, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., and Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D.C. for Senator McCain, et al.
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Blank 87 Filed: 9/4/2009, Entered: None
Motion of Wyoming Liberty Group, et al. in support of appellant for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED.
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Blank 86 Filed: 8/19/2009, Entered: None
Supplemental reply of appellee Federal Election Commission filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 85 Filed: 8/19/2009, Entered: None
Supplemental reply of appellant Citizens United, Appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 84 Filed: 8/18/2009, Entered: None
Motion of Wyoming Liberty Group, et al. in support of appellant for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Blank 83 Filed: 8/17/2009, Entered: None
Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General GRANTED. A total of 80 minutes is allocated for oral argument and the time is divided as follows: 30 minutes to appellant, 10 minutes to Senator Mitch McConnell, 30 minutes to appellee, and 10 minutes to Senator John McCain, et al.
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Blank 82 Filed: 8/17/2009, Entered: None
Motion of Senator Mitch McConnell for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
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Blank 81 Filed: 8/10/2009, Entered: None
SET FOR REARGUMENT ON Wednesday, September 9, 2009.
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Blank 80 Filed: 8/3/2009, Entered: None
Opposition of appellant to motion of Senator McConnell for divided argument.
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Blank 79 Filed: 7/31/2009, Entered: None
Brief amicus curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. in support of appellant filed.
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Blank 78 Filed: 7/31/2009, Entered: None
Motion of Senator Mitch McConnell for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Brief amicus curiae of American Independent Business Alliance in support of appellee filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amici curiae of Senator John McCain, et al. in support of appellee filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amicus curiae of Public Good in support of appellee filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amici curiae of League of Women Voters of the United States, et al. in support of appellee filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amici curiae of Campaign Legal Center, et al. in support of appellee filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amici curiae of Sunlight Foundation, et al. in support of appellee filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amicus curiae of Democratic National Committee in support of appellee filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amici curiae of Justice at Stake, et al. in support of the appellee filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amici curiae of Norman Ornstein, et al. in support of appellee filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amici curiae of Representatives Chris Van Hollen, et al. in support of appellee filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amici curiae of Center for Independent Media, et al. in support of appellee filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amicus curiae of Committee for Economic Development in support of appellee filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in support of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amici curiae of Hachette Book Group, Inc., et al. in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 63 Filed: 7/31/2009, Entered: None
Brief amici curiae of Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, Inc., et al., in support of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amici curiae of Wyoming Liberty Group, et al. in support of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union in support of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute in suport of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amicus curiae of California First Amendment Coalition in support of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amicus curiae of Michigan Chamber of Commerce in support of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 57 Filed: 7/31/2009, Entered: None
Brief amicus curiae of National Rifle Association in support of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 56 Filed: 7/31/2009, Entered: None
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence in support of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 55 Filed: 7/31/2009, Entered: None
Brief amicus curiae of Senator Mitch McConnell in support of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defense Fund in support of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amici curiae of Fidelis Center for Law and Policy, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amicus curiae of Campaign Finance Scholars in support of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 51 Filed: 7/31/2009, Entered: None
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Competitive Politics in support of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice in support of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amici curiae of American Justice Partnership, et al. in support of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amici curiae of California Broadcasters Association, et al. in support of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 47 Filed: 7/31/2009, Entered: None
Brief amici curiae of Former Officials of the American Civil Liberties Union in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amici curiae of Montana, et al. in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amicus curiae of Independent Sector in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Liberties Union in support of the appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in support of appellant filed. (Distributed).
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Blank 42 Filed: 7/30/2009, Entered: None
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the appellant.
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Blank 41 Filed: 7/29/2009, Entered: None
Brief amici curiae of Center for Political Accountability, et al. in support of appellee filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 40 Filed: 7/29/2009, Entered: None
Brief amici curiae of Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy, et al. in support of appellee filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 39 Filed: 7/29/2009, Entered: None
Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation in support of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 38 Filed: 7/28/2009, Entered: None
Brief amici curiae of Seven Former Chairmen and One Former Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission in support of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 37 Filed: 7/24/2009, Entered: None
Supplemental brief amicus curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in support of appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 36 Filed: 7/24/2009, Entered: None
Supplemental brief of appellee Federal Election Commission filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 35 Filed: 7/24/2009, Entered: None
Supplemental brief of appellant Citizens United, Appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 34 Filed: 7/23/2009, Entered: None
Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General.
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Blank 33 Filed: 7/21/2009, Entered: None
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for the appellee.
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Blank 32 Filed: 6/29/2009, Entered: None
This case is restored to the calendar for reargument. The parties are directed to file supplemental briefs addressing the following question: For the proper disposition of this case, should the Court overrule either or both Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, 494 U.S. 652 (1990), and the part of McConnell v. Federal Election Comm'n, 540 U.S. 93 (2003), which addresses the facial validity of Section 203 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, 2 U.S.C. §441b? The briefs, not to exceed 6,000 words, are to be filed simultaneously with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Friday, July 24, 2009. Amicus briefs, not to exceed 4,500 words, may be filed with the Clerk and served upon counsel to the parties by 2 p.m., Friday, July 31, 2009. Reply briefs, not to exceed 3,000 words, may be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Wednesday, August 19, 2009. The case is set for oral argument at 10 a.m., Wednesday, September 9, 2009.
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Blank 31 Filed: 3/24/2009, Entered: None
Argued. For appellant: Theodore B. Olson, Washington, D.C. For appellee: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
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Blank 30 Filed: 3/17/2009, Entered: None
Reply of appellant Citizens United, Appellant filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 29 Filed: 2/24/2009, Entered: None
Brief amici curiae of Senator John McCain, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 28 Filed: 2/23/2009, Entered: None
Brief amici curiae of Center for Political Accountability, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 27 Filed: 2/17/2009, Entered: None
Brief of appellee Federal Election Commission filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 26 Filed: 2/3/2009, Entered: None
Exhibits and CDs received from U.S.D.C. for the District of Columbia.
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Blank 25 Filed: 1/29/2009, Entered: None
CIRCULATED.
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Blank 24 Filed: 1/27/2009, Entered: None
Record from the U.S.D.C. for the District of Columbia is electronically filed.
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Blank 23 Filed: 1/26/2009, Entered: None
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 24, 2009.
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Blank 22 Filed: 1/15/2009, Entered: None
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Competitive Politics filed.
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Blank 21 Filed: 1/15/2009, Entered: None
Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed.
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Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. (Distributed).
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Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defense Fund filed.
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Brief amicus curiae of National Rifle Association filed.
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Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
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Brief amicus curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed.
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Brief amicus curiae of Committee for Truth in Politics, Inc. filed.
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Blank 14 Filed: 1/14/2009, Entered: None
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
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Blank 13 Filed: 1/12/2009, Entered: None
Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Free Expression filed.
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Blank 12 Filed: 1/8/2009, Entered: None
Brief of appellant Citizens United filed.
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Blank 11 Filed: 1/8/2009, Entered: None
Joint appendix filed. Statement of costs received.
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Blank 10 Filed: 12/11/2008, Entered: None
The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including February 17, 2009.
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Blank 9 Filed: 12/11/2008, Entered: None
The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 8, 2009.
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Blank 8 Filed: 12/5/2008, Entered: None
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for the appellant.
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Blank 7 Filed: 11/14/2008, Entered: None
PROBABLE JURISDICTION NOTED.
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Blank 6 Filed: 10/29/2008, Entered: None
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 14, 2008.
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Blank 5 Filed: 10/24/2008, Entered: None
Reply of appellant Citizens United filed. (Distributed)
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Blank 4 Filed: 10/17/2008, Entered: None
Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellee Federal Election Commission.
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Blank 3 Filed: 9/17/2008, Entered: None
Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed.
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Blank 2 Filed: 9/10/2008, Entered: None
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 17, 2008.
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Blank 1 Filed: 8/14/2008, Entered: None
Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due September 17, 2008)
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