No. 26A274
 
Title: National Republican Congressional Committee, et al. Applicants
v.
Sherrod Brown, et al.
Docketed: August 31, 2026
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (26-1785)
 
Proceedings and Orders
Aug 28 2026 Application (26A274) for a stay, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Main Document Proof of Service
Aug 31 2026 Response to application (26A274) requested by The Chief Justice, due by Noon (EDT), on September 3, 2026.
Aug 31 2026 Response to application from respondent United States and Federal Communications Commission filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Sep 01 2026 Brief amici curiae of Republican National Committee, et. al. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Sep 03 2026 Response to application from respondent Sherrod Brown, Jon Ossoff, Roy Cooper, and Kristen McDonald Rivet filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Sep 03 2026 Reply of applicant National Republican Congressional Committee, et al. filed.
Reply Proof of Service
Sep 03 2026 Amicus brief of Campaign Legal Center submitted.
Main Document Proof of Service
Sep 04 2026 Application (26A274) referred to the Court.
Sep 04 2026 Application (26A274) granted by the Court. The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is granted. The mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in case No. 26–1785 is recalled and stayed pending the filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such a writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. Opinion per curiam. Detached Opinion. Justice Jackson dissents. (Detached Opinion)
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Thomas Ryan McCarthy
Counsel of Record
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
1600 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209

TOM@CONSOVOYMCCARTHY.COM
Ph: 7032439423
Party name: National Republican Congressional Committee, et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
David Robert Fox
Counsel of Record
Elias Law Group LLP
250 Massachusetts Ave NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20001

DFOX@ELIAS.LAW
Ph: 202-948-1135
Party name: Sherrod Brown, Jon Ossoff, Roy Cooper, and Kristen McDonald Rivet


D. John Sauer
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States and Federal Communications Commission


Other Attorneys
Erin Morrow Hawley
Counsel of Record
Lex Politica
611 Pennsylvania Ave.
Suite 353
Washington, DC 20003

ehawley@lexpolitica.com
Ph: 4178343372
Party name: Republican National Committee, et. al.,


Tara Malloy
Counsel of Record
Campaign Legal Center
1101 14th Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005

tmalloy@campaignlegalcenter.org
Ph: 202-736-2200
Party name: Campaign Legal Center