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United States Supreme Court
08-205
Citizens United, Appellant v. Federal Election Commission
Docketed: 8/18/2008
Lower Ct: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Case Nos.: 07-2240
Decision Date: 7/18/2008
Questions Presented

Citizens United, Appellant V. Federal Election Commission

08-205 Citizens United, Appellant V. Federal Election Commission
Petitioner

V.
Citizens United, Appellant  






Other
Senator Mitch McConnell in support of appellant  represented by Floyd Abrams
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
80 Pine Street
New York, NY 10005
fabrams@cahill.com
(212) 701-3000

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America  represented by Jan Witold Baran
Wiley Rein, LLP
1776 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
jbaran@wileyrein.com
(202) 719-7000

Wyoming Liberty Group, et al. in support of appellant  represented by Benjamin Barr
Government Watch, PC
10737 Hunting Lane
Rockville, MD 20850
benjamin.barr@gmail.com
(240)-863-8280

Norman Ornstein, et al. in support of appellee  represented by H. Christopher Bartolomucci
Hogan & Hartson LLP
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
hcbartolomucci@hhlaw.com
(202) 637-5810

Democratic National Committee in support of appellee  represented by Robert F. Bauer
Perkins Coie LLP
607 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 628-6600

Seven Former Chairmen and One Former Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission  represented by James Bopp Jr.
Bopp, Coleson & Bostrom
1 South Sixth Street
Terre Haute, IN 47807-3510
jboppjr@aol.com
(812) 232-2434

Alliance Defense Fund in support of appellant  represented by Benjamin W. Bull
Alliance Defense Fund
15100 N. 90th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
(480) 444-0020

Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence  represented by Anthony T. Caso
Law Office of Anthony T. Caso
8001 Folsom Blvd., Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95826
tom@caso-law.com
(916) 386-4432

Independent Sector in support of neither party  represented by M. Devereux Chatillon
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020-1089
DChatillon@Sonnenschein.com
(212) 768-6700

Hachette Book Group, Inc., et al. in support of neither party  represented by Michael J. Chepiga
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10017
(212) 455-2000

Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy, et al. in support of appellee  represented by Jeffrey D. Clements
Clements Law Office LLC
Suite 4B-b
9 Damonmill Square
Concord, MA 01742jclements@clementsllc.com
(978)-287-4901

National Rifle Association in support of appellant  represented by Charles J. Cooper
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
1523 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
ccooper@cooperkirk.com
(202) 220-9600

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (Supplemental)  represented by Lucy A Dalglish
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
1101 Wilson Blvd.
Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 807-2100

Former Officials of the American Civil Liberties Union in support of neither partyi  represented by Deborah Dewart
620 E. Sabiston Drive
Swansboro, NC 28584-9674
Party name: Foundation for Free Expression
Norman DorsenStokes Professor of Law(212) 998-6172
New York University School of Law
40 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
(910)-326-4554

American Civil Rights Union  represented by Peter J. Ferrara
American Civil Rights Union
1232 Pine Hill Road
McLean, VA 22101
peterferrara@msn.com
(703) 582-8466

Fidelis Center for Law and Policy, et al.  represented by Patrick T. Gillen
Fidelis Center for Law & Policy
190 South LaSalle Street
Suite 2130
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 276-5109

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in support of appellant  represented by Laurence E. Gold
AFL-CIO
815 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
lgold@aflcio.org
(202) 637-5130

Campaign Finance Scholars in support of appellant  represented by Allison R. Hayward
Professor
George Mason University School of Law
3301 Fairfax Dr. MS1G3
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 993-8746

Center for Competitive Politics in support of appellant  represented by Stephen M. Hoersting
Center for Competitive Politics
124 S. West Street
Suite 201
Alexandria, VA 22314shoersting@campaignfreedom.org
(703) 894-6800

California First Amendment Coalition in support of appellant  represented by Jean-Paul Jassy
Bostwick & Jassy LLP
12400 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 979-6059

Montana, et al. in support of neither party  represented by Anthony Johnstone
Solicitor
State of Montana Justice Bldg.
P.O.Box 201401
Helena, MT 59620-1401ajohnstone@mt.gov
(406)-444-2026

Pacific Legal Foundation in support of appellant  represented by Deborah J. La Fetra
Pacific Legal Foundation
3900 Lennane Dr., Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95834
(916) 419-7111

Institute for Justice  represented by William R. Maurer
Institute for Justice
901 North Glebe Road, Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 682-9320

Michigan Chamber of Commerce in support of appellant  represented by Richard D. McLellan
Dykema Gossett PLLC
201 Townsent Street
Suite 900
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 374-9181

Public Good in support of appellee  represented by Seth E. Mermin
Public Good
3130 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94705
(510) 548-4064

American Justice Partnership, et al. in support of appellant  represented by Cleta Mitchell
Foley & Lardner LLP
Washington Harbour
3000 K Street, NW, Suite 600
Washinton, DC 20007
(202) 295-5300

Senator John McCain, et al.  represented by Scott L. Nelson
Public Citizen Litigation
1600 20th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009
snelson@citizen.org
(202) 588-7724

California Broadcasters Association, et al. in support of appellant  represented by Lawrence H. Norton
-Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice
1401 I Street, NW Seventh Floor
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 857-4429

Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, Inc., et al.  represented by William J. Olson
William J.Olson PC
370 Maple Avenue West
Suite 4
Vienna, VA 22180-5615wjo@mindspring.com
(703) 356-5070

Judicial Watch, Inc.  represented by Paul J. Orfanedes
Judicial Watch, Inc.
501 School Street, SW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20024
(202) 646-5172

Representatives Chris Van Hollen, et al. in support of appellee  represented by Bradley S. Phillips
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP
355 South Grand Avenue
35th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 683-9100

Campaign Legal Center, et al. in support of appellee  represented by Trevor Potter
Campaign Legal Center
1640 Rhode Island Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 736-2200

Center for Political Accountability, et al. in support of appellee  represented by Karl J. Sandstrom
Perkins Coie LLP
607 14th Street NW 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
ksandstrom@perkinscoie.com
(202)-628-6600

Justice at Stake, et al. in support of the appellee  represented by James Eckford Scarboro
Arnold & Porter, LLP
370 17th Street, suite 4500
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 863-1000

American Civil Liberties Union in support of the appellant  represented by Steven R. Shapiro
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
sshapiro@aclu.org
(212) 549-2500

Institute for Justice in support of appellant  represented by Steven M. Simpson
Institute for Justice
Institute for Justice
901 North Glebe Road, Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203ssimpson@ij.org
(703) 682-9320

Committee for Economic Development in support of appellee  represented by Paul M. Smith
Jenner & Block LLP
1099 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001
PSmith@jenner.com
(202) 639-6000

Sunlight Foundation, et al. in support of appellee  represented by Gary S. Stein
Pashman Stein PC
Court Plaza South
21 Main Street, Suite 100
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 488-8200

Senator John McCain, et al. in support of appellee  represented by Seth P. Waxman
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com
(202) 663-6000

Cato Institute in suport of appellant  represented by Benjamin D. Wood
Patton Boggs LLP
2550 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
(202)-457-6000

American Independent Business Alliance in support of appellee  represented by Brenda Wright
358 Chestnut Hill Avenue
Suite 303
Brighton, MA 02135
(617) 232-5885

League of Women Voters of the United States, et al. in support of appellee  represented by Elizabeth B. Wydra
Constitutional Accountability Center
1301 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 502
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 296-6889

Center for Independent Media, et al. in support of appellee  represented by Monica Youn
Brennan Center for Justice At NYU School of Law
161 Avenue of the Americas 12th Floor
New York, NY 10013
monica.youn@nyu.edu
(212)-998-6730

   
 
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Citizens United Appellant V. Federal Election Commission, U.S Supreme Court, 08-205