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BOEHNER v. ANDERSON

No. 93-5009.

30 F.3d 156 (1994)

John BOEHNER, Appellant, v. Donnald K. ANDERSON, Clerk of the House; Martha S. Pope, Secretary of the Senate; William J. Clinton, President of the United States, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 29, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Armor, Washington, DC, for appellant. With him on the briefs was Jerry William Boykin, Alexandria, VA.

Morgan J. Frankel, Asst. Senate Legal Counsel, Washington, DC, for appellees. With him on the brief for appellees President of the U.S. and Secretary of the Senate were Michael Davidson, Senate Legal Counsel, Ken U. Benjamin, Jr., Deputy Senate Legal Counsel, Claire M. Sylvia, Asst. Senate Legal Counsel, Eric H. Holder, Jr., U.S. Atty., and Douglas N. Letter, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC. Stuart M. Gerson, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

On the brief for appellee Clerk of the House were Charles Tiefer, Acting General Counsel, Michael L. Murray, Sr. Asst. Counsel, Richard P. Stanton, Asst. Counsel, Washington, DC. Steven R. Ross, Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

On the brief for amicus curiae Common Cause were Ronald J. Greene, Roger M. Witten, and Laura B. Ahearn, Washington, DC.

Before EDWARDS, GINSBURG, and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.

GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

John Boehner and 27 other Members of Congress, 108 defeated congressional candidates, and 14 other individuals and organizations filed this suit against the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the President of the United States. The plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief on the ground that the provisions of the Ethics Reform Act...

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