On September 27, 2005, the Supreme Court granted Certiorari in three consolidated cases:  Vermont Republican State Committee v. Sorrell, No. 04-1530; Randall v. Sorrell, No. 04-1528; and Sorrell v. Randall, No. 04-1697.

 

Supreme Court Decision

Supreme Court Decision of Randall v. Sorrell

Supreme Court Oral Argument

Supreme Court Oral Argument Transcript

Lower Court Opinions

District Court For The District of Vermont Opinion

Second Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion

Second Circuit Opinions Denying Rehearing 

Briefs on the Merits and Replies

Brief for Respondents Sorrell et al.

Brief for Intervenors

Brief for Petitioners Vermont Republican State Committee et al.

ACLU Brief
 

Amici Briefs -- Merits Stage

Brief amici curiae of Campaign Finance Reform Advocates, including TheRestofUs.org, U.S. PIRG, Common Cause, League of Women Voters,
American Association of Retired Persons, Public Campaign, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, and the Union for Reform Judaism in Support of Respondents

Brief amici curiae of the Center for Democracy and Election Management, Addressing the Effects of Spending Limits in Other Democracies in Support of Respondents

Brief amici curiae of U.S. Senator John F. Reed (D-RI) and 12 other Senators and Representatives in Support of Respondents

Brief amici curiae of 17 State Attorneys General, Led by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal in Support of Respondents

Brief amici curiae of Congressional Challengers in Support of Respondents

Brief amici curiae of Civil Rights Organizations, including the Equal Justice Society, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,
and Others in Support of Respondents

Brief amici curiae of Brief of U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Russell Feingold (D-WI) and U.S. Representatives Christopher Shays (R-CT)
and Martin Meehan (D-MA) in Support of Respondents

Brief amici curiae of Democratic National Committee in Support of Respondents

Brief amici curiae of Reclaimdemocracy.org in Support of Respondents

Brief amici curiae of Senators Bill Bradley and Alan Simpson in Support of Respondents

Brief amici curiae of The Center for Competitve Politics, et al. in Support of Petitioners

Brief amicus curiae of Senator Mitch McConnell in Support of Petitioners

Brief amicus curiae of Republican National Committee in Support of Petitioners

Brief amicus curiae of AFL-CIO in Support of Petitioners

Certiorari Petitions, Responses, and Replies

Vermont Republican State Committee Petition for Certiorari (No. 04-1528), filed May 12, 2005

ACLU Petition for Certiorari (No. 04-1528), filed May 11, 2005 

Sorrel Cross-Petition for Certiorari (No. 04-1697), filed June 14, 2005

 

Sorrel Response and Partial Opposition to Petition for Certiorari (Nos. 04-1528 & 04-1530), filed June 14, 2005

 

Intervener's Response and Partial Opposition to Petition for Certiorari (Nos. 04-1528 & 04-1530), filed June 15, 2005

 

Vermont Republican State Committee Reply in Support of Petition for Certiorari (No. 04-1530)

Amici Briefs - Cert. Stage

Brief amici curiae of Senators Bill Bradley and Alan Simpson (Nos. 04-1528 & 04-1530), filed June 14, 2005

Brief amici curiae of TheRestofUs.org, et al. (Nos. 04-1528 & 04-1530), filed June 15, 2005

Brief amici curiae of Connecticut, et. al. (Nos. 04-1528 & 04-1530), filed June 15, 2005

Brief amici curiae of Secretaries of State of New Hampshire, Oregon, & Wisconsin (Nos. 04-1528 & 04-1530), filed June 15, 2005

Brief amici curiae of Senator John F. Reed, et al. (Nos. 04-1528 & 04-1530), filed June 15, 2005

Brief amici curiae of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, et. al. (Nos. 04-1528 & 04-1530), filed June 15, 2005

Brief amici curiae of Current and Former State Court Justices and Judges (Nos. 04-1528 & 04-1530), filed June 15, 2005


Links to amici briefs will be added as electronic copies are obtained. To obtain copies of briefs for which there is no link, please contact Raeanna S. Moore at (812) 232-2434 or rmoore@bopplaw.com.