National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission
Issue: Whether the limits on coordinated party expenditures in 52 U.S.C. § 30116 violate the First Amendment, either on their face or as applied to party spending in connection with "party coordinated communications" as defined in 11 C.F.R. " 109.37.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 12/04/2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 6, 2025) |
| 01/02/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 6, 2025 to February 6, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 01/03/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 6, 2025, for all respondents. |
| 01/06/2025 | Brief amici curiae of Ohio, et al. filed. |
| 01/06/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
| 01/06/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed. |
| 01/06/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Senator Mitch McConnell filed. |
| 01/06/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Republican Governors Association filed. |
| 01/06/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Georgia Republican Party, Inc. filed. |
| 01/08/2025 | Letter of amici curiae Ohio, et al. filed. |
| 01/27/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 6, 2025 to March 10, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 01/28/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 10, 2025, for all respondents. |
| 02/26/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 10, 2025 to April 9, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 02/27/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 9, 2025, for all respondents. |
| 03/27/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 9, 2025 to May 9, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 03/28/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 9, 2025, for all respondents. |
| 04/30/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 9, 2025 to May 19, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 05/01/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 19, 2025, for all respondents. |
| 05/19/2025 | Brief of respondents Federal Respondents filed. |
| 05/30/2025 | Reply of petitioners National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 05/30/2025 | Motion for leave to intervene filed by Democratic National Committee, et al. (Distributed) |
| 06/03/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2025. |
| 06/06/2025 | Response to motion to intervene from Federal Respondents filed. (Distributed) |
| 06/06/2025 | Response to motion from petitioners National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 06/23/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025. |
| 06/30/2025 | Motion for leave to intervene filed by Democratic National Committee, et al. GRANTED. |
| 06/30/2025 | Petition GRANTED. |
| 07/01/2025 | Roman Martinez, Esquire, of Washington, D. C., is invited to brief and argued this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below. |
| 07/09/2025 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
| 07/16/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix, petitioners' brief on the merits, and respondents' brief in support on the merits is extended to and including August 21, 2025. The time to file the Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below on the merits is extended to and including September 29, 2025. |
| 08/21/2025 | Brief of respondents FEC, et al. filed. |
| 08/21/2025 | Brief of National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. submitted. |
| 08/21/2025 | Joint Appendix submitted. |
| 08/21/2025 | Motion of FEC, et al. in support of petitioners for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument submitted. |