DOE, 1 v. FEDERAL ELECTION COM'N

No. 18-5099.

920 F.3d 866 (2019)

John DOE, 1 and John Doe, 2, Appellants v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 12, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Elwood , Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Michael S. Dry , Washington, DC, Katherine Cooperstein , William W. Taylor III , Washington, DC, Carlos T. Angulo , and Dermot Lynch , Washington, DC.

Haven G. Ward , Attorney, Federal Election Commission, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Kevin Deeley , Associate General Counsel, Charles Kitcher , Acting Assistant General Counsel, and Robert W. Bonham III , Senior Attorney.

Adav Noti , Mark P. Gaber , Stuart C. McPhail , and Adam J. Rappoport were on the brief for amici curiae Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and Anne Weismann, Washington, DC, in support of Federal Election Commission and affirmance.

Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge Henderson.


This is an appeal from the decision of the district court refusing to enjoin the Federal Election Commission from releasing information identifying a trust and its trustee in connection with a misreported federal campaign contribution. Doe...

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