Docket for 02-403
| No. 02-403 |
Status: | DECIDED |
| Title: |
Federal Election Commission, Petitioner |
| | v. |
| |
Christine Beaumont, et al. |
| Docketed: | Lower Ct: |
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| September 13, 2002 | |
(01-1348, 01-1479) |
| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Aug 2 2002 | Application (A02-100) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ |
| | of certiorari from August 14, 2002 to September 13, 2002, |
| | submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Application (A02-100) granted by the Chief Justice extending the |
| | time to file until September 13, 2002. |
| Sep 12 2002 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 13, 2002) |
| Oct 15 2002 | Brief of respondents Christine Beaumont, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Oct 30 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 15, 2002 |
| Nov 1 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner Federal Election Commission filed. |
| Nov 18 2002 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT March 25, 2003. |
| | ******************************************************** |
| Dec 27 2002 | Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's |
| | brief on the merits to and including January 9, 2003. |
| Jan 8 2003 | Brief of petitioner Federal Election Commission filed. |
| Jan 9 2003 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Jan 9 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at New York Univ. |
| | School of Law filed. |
| Jan 9 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Public Citizen, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Jan 9 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of Trial Lawyers of America filed. |
| Jan 30 2003 | Record filed. |
| Feb 3 2003 | CIRCULATED. |
| Feb 7 2003 | Brief of respondents Christine Beaumont, et al. filed. |
| Feb 10 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of American Taxpayers Alliance filed. |
| Feb 10 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. |
| Feb 10 2003 | Brief amici curiae of RealCampaignReform.Org, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Feb 25 2003 | Record filed. |
| Mar 10 2003 | Reply brief of petitioner Federal Election Commission filed. |
| Mar 25 2003 | ARGUED. |
| Jun 16 2003 | Adjudged to be REVERSED. Souter, J., delivered the opinion of the |
| | Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Stevens, O'Connor, Ginsburg, |
| | and Breyer, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., filed an opinion concurring |
| | in the judgment. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which |
| | Scalia, J., joined. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Theodore B. Olson | Solicitor General | |
| U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
| | | |
| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Paul Stam | Stam, Fordham & Danchi | |
| 106 Holleman St., PO Box 1600 | |
| Apex, NC 27502-1600 | |
| | | |
| James Bopp | Bopp, Coleson & Bostrom | 8122322434 |
| One South Sixth Street | |
| Terre Haute, IN 47807-3510 | |
| Party name: Christine Beaumont, et al. |
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| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Deborah Goldberg | Brennan Center for Justice | 2129986730 |
| 161 Avenue of Americas | |
| New York, NY 10013 | |
| Party name: Brennan Center for Justice at New York Univ. School of Law |
| | | |
| Scott L. Nelson | Public Citizen Litigation | 2025887724 |
| 1600 20th St., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20009 | |
| Party name: Public Citizen, Inc., et al. |
| | | |
| Jeffrey Robert White | 1050 31st Street, NW | 2029653500 |
| Washington, DC 20007 | |
| Party name: Association of Trial Lawyers of America |
| | | |
| Heidi K. Abegg | Webster Chamberlain & Bean | 2027859500 |
| 1747 Pennsylvania Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| Party name: American Taxpayers Alliance |
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| Deborah J. LaFetra | Pacific Legal Foundation | 9163622833 |
| 10360 Old Placerville Rd. | |
| Sacramento, CA 95827 | |
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation |
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| William J. Olson | William Olson PC | 7033565070 |
| 8180 Greensboro Drive, #1070 | |
| McLean, VA 22102 | |
| Party name: RealCampaignReform.Org, Inc., et al. |
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