Wisconsin Right to Life's McCain-Feingold Challenge

2007 Decision of The United States Supreme Court

Opinion of the Court (Parts I and II)

Opinion of C.J. Roberts and Justice Alito (Parts III and IV)

Justices Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas Concurring Opinion

Justices Souter, Stevens, Ginsburg, and Breyer Dissenting Opinion

Syllabus

WRTL's Grassroots Lobbying Ads

2007 Appeal to The United States Supreme Court

Intervenors' Reply Brief

FEC Reply Brief

WRTL's Appellee Brief

Distinguishing "Genuine" From "Sham" in Grassroots Lobbying:  Protecting the Right to Petition During Elections
By James Bopp, Jr. and Richard E. Coleson

Intervenors' Appellant Brief

FEC's Appellant Brief

Joint Appendix

WRTL's Response to Appellants' Jurisdictional Statements

Intervenors' Jurisdictional Statement

Intervenor Appendix

The FEC's Jurisdictional Statement

FEC Appendix

WRTL's Motion to Expedite

2007 Amici Curiae Briefs Supporting WRTL

Amici Curiae Brief of ACLJ and Focus on the Family

Amici Curiae Brief of Coalition of Public Charities

Amicus Curiae Brief of ACLU

Amicus Curiae Brief of Senator Mitch McConnell

Amici Curiae Brief of Center for Competitive Politics, the Institute for Justice, Reason Foundation, the Individual Rights Foundation, and the Cato Institute

Amici Curiae Brief of Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, Gun Owners of America, Inc., Gun Owners  Foundation, Joyce Meyer Ministries, Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, Free Speech Coalition, Inc., Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Lincoln Institute, Public Advocate of the United States, Downsizedc.org, and Downsize DC Foundation.

Amicus Curiae Brief of AFL-CIO

Amicus Curiae Brief of Alliance for Justice

Amicus Curiae Brief of Chamber of Commerce of the United States

Amicus Curiae Brief of National Association of Realtors

Amicus Curiae Brief of National Rifle Association

Amicus Curiae Brief of Republican National Committee

Amici Curiae Brief of The Stanford Constitutional Law Center on behalf of the Family Research Council, the  Home School Legal Defense Association, and the Free Market Foundation


2007 Amici Curiae Briefs Supporting FEC and Intervenors

Brief Amici Curiae of Richard Briffault and Richard L. Hasen

Brief Amici Curiae of The League of Women Voters, Common Cause, Inc., The Greenlining Institute, and United States Public Interest Research Group

Brief Amici Curiae of Norman Dorsen, Aryeh Neier, Burt Newborne, and John Shattuck

Brief Amici Curiae of Committee for Economic Development, Norman Ornstein, Thomas Mann, and Anthony Corrado

United States District Court for The District of Columbia

Opinion Granting WRTL Summary Judgment

Motion & Memo for TRO & Preliminary Injunction

Letter to FEC Regarding Settlement

Order Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Memorandum Opinion Dismissing Case

Supreme Court Remand Opinion

Reply Brief for Appellant

The Brief for Appellee FEC

Brief for Appellant WRTL

Jurisdictional Statement

FEC's Motion to Dismiss or Affirm

Brief Opposing Motion to Dismiss or Affirm

2005-06 Amicus Curiae Briefs in Support of Wisconsin Right to Life

Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation

A Coalition of Public Charities

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell

AFL-CIO

Alliance for Justice

Center for Competitive Politics, et al.

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America

ACLU

2005-06 Amicus Curiae Briefs in Support of FEC

Brief  of Amicus Curiae Prof. Francis Hill

Brief of Amicus Curiae AARP, Common Cause, Inc., The Greenlining Institute, The League of Women Voters of the United States, and United States Public Interest Research Group

Brief of Amicus Curiae Douglas L. Bailey

Brief of Amicus Curiae Sen. John McCain, Rep. Christopher Shays and Rep. Martin Meehan

Brief of Amicus Curiae Norman Ornstein, Thomas Mann and Anthony Corrado