National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission (Campaign Finance)
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.
Dec 4, 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 6, 2025)Jan 2, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 6, 2025 to February 6, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Jan 3, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 6, 2025, for all respondents.
Jan 6, 2025Brief amici curiae of Ohio, et al. filed.Jan 6, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.Jan 6, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed.Jan 6, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Senator Mitch McConnell filed.Jan 6, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Republican Governors Association filed.Jan 6, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Georgia Republican Party, Inc. filed.Jan 8, 2025Letter of amici curiae Ohio, et al. filed.Jan 27, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 6, 2025 to March 10, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.Jan 28, 2025Motion 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.
Feb 26, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 10, 2025 to April 9, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.Feb 27, 2025Motion 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.
Mar 27, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 9, 2025 to May 9, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.Mar 28, 2025Motion 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.
Apr 30, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 9, 2025 to May 19, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.May 1, 2025Motion 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.
May 19, 2025Brief of respondents Federal Respondents filed.May 30, 2025Reply of petitioners National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. filed. (Distributed)May 30, 2025Motion for leave to intervene filed by Democratic National Committee, et al. (Distributed)Jun 3, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2025.
Jun 6, 2025Response to motion to intervene from Federal Respondents filed. (Distributed)Jun 6, 2025Response to motion from petitioners National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. filed. (Distributed)Jun 23, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
Jun 30, 2025Motion for leave to intervene filed by Democratic National Committee, et al. GRANTED.
Jun 30, 2025Petition GRANTED.
Jul 1, 2025Roman Martinez, Esquire, of Washington, D. C., is invited to brief and argued this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below.
Jul 9, 2025Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.Jul 16, 2025Motion 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 briefs on the merits of the Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below and of intervenors Democratic National Committee, et al. is extended to and including September 29, 2025. (Amended – August 6, 2025.)
Aug 21, 2025Brief of petitioners National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. filed.Aug 21, 2025Brief of federal respondents in support of petitioners filed.Aug 21, 2025Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General.Aug 21, 2025Joint appendix filed.Aug 27, 2025Brief amici curiae of Ohio, et al. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of Institute for Free Speech, et al. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Republican Governors Association filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of America First Policy Institute filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of Georgia Republican Party, Inc., et al. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson, et al. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of American Promise in support of neither party filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Republican Party of Florida filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Senator Mitch McConnell filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Republican National Committee filed.Sep 26, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed.Sep 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Randy Elf filed.Sep 29, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below filed.Sep 29, 2025Brief amici curiae of Campaign Legal Center, et al. filed.Sep 29, 2025Brief of respondents Intervenors Democratic National Committee, et al. filed.Oct 6, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.Oct 6, 2025Amicus brief of Brennan Center for Justice not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - October 08, 2025)
Oct 6, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Brennan Center for Justice filed. (Corrected)Oct 6, 2025Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia, et al. filed.Oct 6, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Former United States Senator Russ Feingold filed.Oct 6, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed.Oct 6, 2025Brief amici curiae of United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, et al. filed.Oct 6, 2025Motion for divided argument filed by Court-appointed amicus curiae and intervenors.Oct 14, 2025Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General GRANTED.
Oct 14, 2025Motion for divided argument filed by Court-appointed amicus curiae and intervenors GRANTED.
Oct 17, 2025SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
Oct 22, 2025Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Oct 22, 2025CIRCULATED
Oct 24, 2025Briefs electronically received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The entire record is available on PACER.
Oct 27, 2025Record for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is available on PACER.
Oct 29, 2025Reply of respondents FEC, et al. filed. (Distributed)Oct 29, 2025Reply of petitioners National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. filed. (Distributed)Nov 24, 2025Motion for leave to file supplemental brief of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below filed.Dec 1, 2025Opposition of petitioners to motion of Court-appointed amicus curiae to file a supplemental brief filed.Dec 3, 2025Reply of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of motion to file supplemental brief filed.Dec 5, 2025Motion of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below for leave to file a supplemental brief GRANTED.
Dec 5, 2025Supplemental brief of petitioners National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. filed.Dec 9, 2025Argued. For petitioners: Noel J. Francisco, Washington, D. C. For respondents in support of petitioners: Sarah M. Harris, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of judgment below: Roman Martinez, Washington, D. C. For intervenors: Marc E. Elias, Washington, D. C.
Apr 7, 2026Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by intervenors Democratic National Committee, et al. (Distributed)Recommended Citation: National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission (Campaign Finance), SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/national-republican-senatorial-committee-v-federal-election-commission/