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Election Law Litigation
Christian Civic League of Maine v. Federal Elections Commission
(page last updated November 1, 2007 at 2:10 PM)
Case Information
All Courts: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Case 1:06-cv-00614-LFO); United States Supreme Court (Case 05-1447)
Topic(s): Campaign Finance
State: Washington, D.C.
Date Filed: April 3, 2006
Date Ended: May 15, 2006
Summary: Read Detailed Summary
Supreme Court Documents
- Docket
- Motion to Expedite and Consolidate Briefing
(filed 5/12/06) - Jurisdictional Statement (filed 5/12/06)
- Opposition of the Federal Election Commission to Appellants' Motion to Expedite and Consolidate Briefing (filed 5/15/06)
- Intervenor-Appellees' Opposition to Appellant's Motion to Expedite and Consolidate Briefing (filed 5/15/06)
- Order list denying Motion to Expedite and Consolidate Briefing (entered 5/15/06)
District Court Documents
- Complaint (filed 4/3/06)
- Certificate of Disclosure of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests (filed 4/3/06)
- Application for Three Judge Court and Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof (filed 4/3/06)
- Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 4/3/06)
- Motion to Expedite (filed 4/3/06)
- Order granting Motion to Expedite (entered 4/5/06)
- Request for Designation of Three-Judge Court (filed 4/5/06)
- Emergency Motion to Expedite Discovery (filed 4/6/06)
- Order granting Motion to Expedite Discovery (entered 4/7/06)
- Motion for Preliminary Injunction to be Consolidated with Hearing on the Merits (filed 4/10/06)
- Order directing Defendant to file response to Plaintiff's Motion to Consolidate Preliminary Injunction Hearing with Hearing on the Merits on or Before Friday, April 14, 2006
- Defendant Federal Election Commission's Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Consolidation of the Ruling on the Merits with the Hearing on the Preliminary Injunction (filed 4/14/06)
- Errata correcting attachments to Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Consolidation of the Ruling on the Merits with the Hearing on the Preliminary Injunction (filed 4/17/06)
- Defendant Federal Election Commission's Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (filed 4/17/06)
- Motion of Senator John McCain, Senator Russell Feingold, Representative Christopher Shays, Representative Martin Meehan and Representative Tom Allen to Intervene as Defendants Supporting the As-Applied Constitutionality of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (filed 4/17/06)
- Order denying Motion to Consolidate the Hearing on the Motion for Preliminary Injunction with a Hearing on the Merits; Motion for Preliminary Injunction set for Monday, April 24, 2006 at 2:00 P.M. (entered 4/18/06)
- Order regarding Motion to Intervene (entered 4/18/06)
- Plaintiff's Memorandum in Opposition to Motion of Sen. John McCain, et al. to Intervene (filed 4/20/06)
- Plaintiff's Motion to Strike Movants' Memorandum in Opposition of Plaintiff's Motion for a Preliminary Injunction and Points and Authorities in Support Thereof (filed 4/20/06)
- Order granting Motion to Intervene and denying Motion to Strike (entered 4/20/06)
- Plaintiff's Reply in Support of Its Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 4/21/06)
- Declaration of Michael Heath
- Declaration of Michael Heath - Exhibit A
- Michael Heath Deposition Transcript
- CCL Interrogatory Responses
- FEC Notice of Deposition
- "For Marriage" - Page 1
- "For Marriage" - Page 2
- "For Marriage" - Page 3
- "For Marriage" - Page 4
- "For Marriage" - Page 5
- "For Marriage" - Page 6
- "Homosexual Unions/Marriage is Not a Civil Right Issue"
- Invoices
- Declaration of Michael Heath
- Transcript of April 24, 2006 Hearing on Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- Order denying preliminary injunction (entered 5/9/06)
- Memorandum Opinion (entered 5/9/06)
- Notice of Interlocutory Appeal (filed 5/11/06)
- Order (entered 6/5/06)
- Defendant Federal Election Commission's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Claims Regarding Hypothetical "Grass Roots Lobbying" (filed 6/12/06)
- Defendant Federal Election Commission's Answer to Plaintiff's Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (filed 6/12/06)
- Motion of Intervenor-Defendants for Partial Judgment on the Pleadings with Supporting Points and Authorities (filed 6/12/06)
- Joint Report of the Parties Pursuant to Order of June 5, 2006 (filed 6/15/06)
- Scheduling Order (entered 6/23/06)
- Plaintiff's Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Defendant FEC's Motion to Dismiss "Plaintiff's Claims Regarding Hypothetical 'Grass Roots Lobbying'" and Motion of Intervenor-Defendants for Partial Judgment on the Pleadings (filed 6/30/06)
- Intervenor-Defendants' Memorandum of Law on Issue of Mootness in Response to Order (filed 7/7/06)
- Defendant Federal Election Commission’s Memorandum Of Law In Response To Court’s June 23, 2006 Order (filed 7/7/06)
- Plaintiff’s Response to Intervenor-Defendants’ Allegations, filed By Christian Civic League Of Maine (filed 7/24/06)
Related Links
- FEC, BCRA sponsors seek dismissal of broad challenge to ad funding limits, BNA Money & Politics Report (6/14/06)
- Christian Civic League Appeals to U.S. Supreme Court(5/12/06)
- Hearing held on the Christian Civic League's Motion for Preliminary Injunction (4/26/06)
- Oral argument for Maine group’s suit challenging the electioneering communications prohibition is set for next week (4/18/06)
- e-Book: Campaign Finance
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