No. 00-191 Status: DECIDED
Title: Federal Election Commission, Petitioner
v.
Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee
Docketed:          Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
August 7, 2000 (99-1211)

~~Date~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aug 3 2000Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 6,
2000)
Aug 3 2000Appendix of petitioner filed.
Sep 6 2000Brief of respondent Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee in
opposition filed.
Sep 20 2000 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 6, 2000
Sep 26 2000Reply brief of petitioner Federal Election Commission filed.
Oct 10 2000 Petition GRANTED.
SET FOR ARGUMENT February 28, 2001.
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Nov 16 2000 Order extending time to file petitioner's brief on the merits to
and including December 1, 2000.
Nov 17 2000 Order extending time to file respondent's brief on the merits to
and including January 12, 2001.
Dec 1 2000Joint appendix filed.
Dec 1 2000Brief of petitioner Federal Election Commission filed.
Dec 1 2000Brief amicus curiae of National Voting Rights Institute filed.
Dec 1 2000Brief amici curiae of John F. Reed, et al. filed.
Dec 1 2000Brief amici curiae of Common Cause and Democracy 21 filed.
Dec 1 2000Brief amici curiae of Paul Allen Beck, et al. filed.
Dec 1 2000Brief amici curiae of Missouri, et al. filed.
Jan 11 2001Brief amicus curiae of Missouri Republican party filed.
Jan 12 2001Brief of respondent Colorado Republic Federal Campaign Committee
filed.
Jan 12 2001Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
Jan 12 2001Brief amicus curiae of National Republican Congressional Committee
filed.
Jan 12 2001Brief amicus curiae of California Republican Party filed.
Jan 18 2001 CIRCULATED.
Jan 19 2001Reply brief of petitioner Federal Election Commission filed.
Feb 8 2001 Record filed.
Feb 28 2001 ARGUED.
Mar 19 2001 Record filed.
Jun 25 2001 Adjudged to be REVERSED. SOUTER, J., delivered the opinion of the
Court, in which STEVENS, O'CONNOR, GINSBURG, and BREYER, JJ.,
joined. THOMAS, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which SCALIA
and KENNEDY, JJ., joined, and in which REHNQUIST, C.J., joined as
to Part II.
Jul 25 2001 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Apr 1 2002 Record returned to the USDC Dist. of Colorado.
Apr 1 2002 Record returned to the USCA for the Tenth circuit.
 


~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Solicitor General U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530
 
Attorneys for Respondent:
Jan Witold Baran Wiley, Rein & Fielding
1776 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
Party name: CO Republican Fed. Campaign
 
Other Attorneys:
David A. Wilson Hale & Dorr 2029428400
1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004
Party name: National Voting Rights Institute
 
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Jenner & Block 2026396000
601 Thirteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Party name: John F. Reed, et al.
 
Roger M. Witten Wilmer Cutler Pickering 2026636000
2445 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Party name: Common Cause and Democracy 21
 
Burt Neuborne Brennan Center for Justice 2129986730
161 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013
Party name: Paul Allen Beck, et al.
 
James R. Layton State Solicitor 5737513321
P.O. Box 899
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Party name: Missouri, et al.
 
D. Bruce Lapierre Washington University Law Sch.3149356477
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
Party name: Missouri Republican party
 
Mark J. Lopez ACLU 2125492500
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
 
Matthew F. Stower Patton Boggs 2024576000
2550 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Party name: National Republican Congressional Committee
 
Charles H. Bell Jr. Bell McAndrews Hiltachk Davidi9164427757
455 Capitol Mall, #801
Sacramento, CA 95814
Party name: California Republican Party