Last Updated: August 18, 2014 at 7:18 AM

McCutcheon v. FEC

Case Information

Date Filed: June 22, 2012
State: Washington, D.C.
Issue: Campaign Finance
Courts that Heard this Case: United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Case 1:12-cv-01034-JEB-JRB-RLW); United States Supreme Court (Case 12-536)

Issue:

Whether the aggregate federal donation limits for each election cycle violate the 1st amendment.

Status:

Complaint filed 6/22/12. Memorandum Opinion issued 9/28/12. Notice of Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court filed 10/9/12. FEC's Motion to Dismiss or Affirm filed 1/2/13. Appellants' Brief Opposing Motion to Dismiss or Affirm filed 1/14/13. Brief of Republican National Committee filed 5/6/13. Brief of Appellant Shaun McCutcheon filed 5/6/13. Argued 10/8/13. Reversed and remanded on 4/2/14.Final Judgment filed 8/15/14.

 

Supreme Court Documents

• Motion to Dismiss or Affirm (filed 1/2/13)
• Brief Opposing Motion to Dismiss or Affirm (filed 1/14/13)
• Brief of the Republican National Committee (filed 5/6/13)
• Brief of Appellant Shaun McCutcheon (filed 5/6/13)
• Amicus Brief of American Civil Rights Union (filed 5/9/13)
• Amicus Brief of National Republican Senatorial Committee and National Republican Congressional Committee (filed 5/10/13)
• Amicus Brief of Downsize DC et al (filed 5/13/13)
• Amicus Brief of Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (filed 5/13/13)
• Amicus Brief of Sen. Mitch McConnell (filed 5/13/13)
• Amicus Brief of the Cato Institute (filed 5/13/13)
• Amicus Brief of the Center for Competitive Politics (filed 5/13/13)
• Amicus Brief of the Committee for Justice (filed 5/13/13)
• Amicus Brief of the Institute for Justice (filed 5/13/13)
• Amicus Brief of Tea Party Leadership Fund et al (filed 5/13/13)
• Amicus Brief of Cause of Action Institute (filed 5/13/13)
• Amicus Brief of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression and the Media Institute (filed 5/13/13)
• Reply Brief Appellant McCutcheon (filed 8/16/13)
• Reply Brief Appellant Republican National Committee (filed 8/19/13)
• Motion of Senator McConnell To Participate in Oral Argument Granted (filed 8/30/13)
• Oral Argument Transcript (filed 10/8/13)
• Opinion (filed 4/2/14)
• Judgment Issued (5/5/14)

District Court Documents

• Complaint (filed 6/22/12)
• FEC's Motion to Dismiss (filed 8/20/12)
• Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (filed 9/4/12)
• Memorandum Opinion (filed 9/28/12)
• Notice of Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court (filed 10/9/12)
• Notice from SCOTUS (filed 2/19/13)
• Notice from SCOTUS ( filed 4/3/14)
• Republican National Committee's Motion for Entry of Final Judgment (filed 8/15/14)
• Order and Final Judgment (filed 8/15/14)