COLORADO REPUBLICAN FEDERAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE et al.
v.
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
United States Supreme Court.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued April 15, 1996.
Decided June 26, 1996.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Jan Witold Baran argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Thomas W. Kirby, Carol A. Laham, and Michael E. Toner.
Solicitor General Days argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Deputy Solicitor General Bender, Malcolm L. Stewart, Lawrence M. Noble, Richard B. Bader, and Rita A. Reimer.*
Breyer, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which O'Connor and Souter, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment and dissenting in part, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Scalia, J., joined, p. 626. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment and dissenting in part, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Scalia, J., joined as to Parts I and III, p. 631. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined, p. 648.
United States Supreme Court.
Justice Breyer announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Justice O'Connor and Justice Souter join.
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