No. 16-743
Title:
Independence Institute, Appellant
v.
Federal Election Commission
Docketed:December 8, 2016
Lower Ct:United States District Court for the District of Columbia
  Case Nos.:(14-cv-1500)
  Decision Date:November 3, 2016

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dec 5 2016 Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due January 9, 2017)
Jan 4 2017 Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educational Foundation filed.
Jan 4 2017 Brief amicus curiae of Randy Elf filed.
Jan 5 2017 Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
Jan 9 2017 Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellee Federal Election Commission.
Jan 9 2017 Brief amicus curiae of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell filed.
Jan 9 2017 Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law, Political Science and Economics Professors filed.
Jan 9 2017 Brief amici curiae of The Institute for Justice and Cato Institute filed.
Jan 9 2017 Brief amicus curiae of The Philanthropy Roundtable filed.
Jan 9 2017 Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed.
Jan 9 2017 Brief amici curiae of Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, et al. filed.
Jan 9 2017 Brief amici curiae of State Policy Network and 24 State Public Policy Groups filed.
Jan 25 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 17, 2017.
Jan 26 2017 Opposition to motion to dismiss or affirm of appellant Independence Institute, Appellant filed. (Distributed)
Feb 21 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 24, 2017.
Feb 27 2017 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED.
Mar 31 2017 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Appellant:
Allen Joseph Dickerson Center for Competitive Politics(703) 894-6800
124 S. West Street, Suite 201
Alexandria, VA  22314
adickerson@campaignfreedom.org
Party name: Independence Institute, Appellant
Attorneys for Appellee:
Noel J. Francisco Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Federal Election Commission
Other:
Jan Witold Baran Wiley Rein, LLP(202) 719-7000
1776 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
jbaran@wileyrein.com
Party name: The Chamber of Commerce of the United States
 
Bobby R. Burchfield King & Spalding, LLP(202) 626-5524
1700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20006
bburchfield@kslaw.com
Party name: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
 
Anthony T. Caso Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence(714) 628-2666
c/o Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University
One University Drive
Orange, CA  92886
caso@chapman.edu
Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
 
Randy Elf Post Office 525(202) 423-2122
Lakewood, NY  14750
CMECFOnly@gmail.com
Party name: Randy Elf
 
Steven A. Engel Dechert LLP(202) 261-3300
1900 K Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006
steven.engel@dechert.com
Party name: State Policy Network and 24 State Public Policy Groups
 
Allyson N. Ho Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP(214) 466-4000
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200
Dallas, TX  75201-7347
allyson.ho@morganlewis.com
Party name: The Philanthropy Roundtable
 
Erik S. Jaffe Erik S. Jaffe, P.C.(202) 237-8165
5101 34th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20008
jaffe@esjpc.com
Party name: Constitutional Law, Political Science and Economics Professors
 
William J. Olson William J.Olson, P.C.(703) 356-5070
370 Maple Avenue West, Suite 4
Vienna, VA  22180-5615
wjo@mindspring.com
Party name: Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, et al.
 
Paul J. Orfanedes Judicial Watch, Inc.(202) 646-5172
425 Third Street, S.W., Suite 800
Washington, DC  20024
porfanedes@judicialwatch.org
Party name: Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educational Foundation
 
Paul M. Sherman Institute for Justice(703)-682-9320
901 North Glebe Road, Suite 900
Arlington, VA  22203
psherman@ij.org
Party name: The Institute for Justice and Cato Institute