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McCUTCHEON v. FEDERAL ELECTION COM'N

No. 12-536.

134 S.Ct. 1434 (2014)

188 L.Ed.2d 468

Shaun McCUTCHEON, et al., Appellants v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 2, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erin E. Murphy , New York, NY, for Appellants.

Bobby R. Burchfield , Washington, DC, for Senator Mitch Connell as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Appellants.

Donald B. Verrilli , Solicitor General, for Appellee.

Erin E. Murphy , Bancroft PLLC, Washington, DC, Dan Backer , Paul Henry Jossey , DB Capitol Strategies, PLLC, Alexandria, VA, Michael T. Morley , Counsel of Record, Cranford, NJ, Jerad Wayne Najvar , Najvar Law Firm, Houston, TX, for Appellant Shaun McCutcheon.

Stephen M. Hoersting , Dayton, OH, James Bopp, Jr. , Counsel of Record, Richard E. Coleson , Anita Y. Woudenberg , The Bopp Law Firm, PC, Terre Haute, IN, for Appellant Republican National Committee.

Lisa J. Stevenson , Deputy General Counsel, Kevin Deeley , Adav Noti, Acting Associate General Counsels, Charles Kitcher , Attorney, Federal Election Commission, Washington, D.C., Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Malcolm L. Stewart , Deputy Solicitor General, Eric J. Feigin , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Dan Backer , Paul Henry Jossey , DB Capitol Strategies, PLLC, Washington, DC, Jerad Wayne Najvar , Najvar Law Firm, Houston, TX, Michael T. Morley , Counsel of Record, Cranford, NJ, for Appellant.

Chief Justice ROBERTS announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Justice SCALIA, Justice KENNEDY, and Justice ALITO join.

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