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District Court for the Southern District of California’s order granting preliminary injunction on five issues and declining it on three.
The District Court for Eastern District of Louisiana's Order and Reasons. It is ordered that plaintiffs’ Motion to Strike (Rec. Doc. 78) is denied. Plaintiffs’ Motion to Certify (Rec. Doc. 19) is granted in part. The questions included in the document are to be certified to the en banc panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
District Court for the District of Arizona’s order granting Plaintiffs summary judgment and finding unconstitutional the matching funds trigger provisions.
Supreme Court opinion striking down the trigger provisions.
The Ninth Circuit’s opinion affirming the district court's decision. Before Circuit Judges Wardlaw and Fletcher and Senior District Judge Timlin.
U.S. Supreme Court order denying petition for certiorari.
Seventh Circuit Court's order summarily affirming the district court. The Court orders that the motion for an injunction pending appeal is denied. It is further ordered that the district court’s denial of the appellants’ motion for a preliminary injunction is summarily affirmed. We agree with the district court that the appellants have not shown that they are likely to succeed on the merits of their challenge to contribution limits in 10 ilcs 5/9-8.5.
Memorandum Opinion granting summary judgment in favor of the FEC. On revisiting the previous decision, the Court reaches the same conclusion: Congress may constitutionally bar federal contractors from contributing to candidates, parties, and their committees.
Opinion of the three-judge court, with the Court Opinion filed by Circuit Judge Kavanaugh. The Court concludes that the new South Carolina law does not have a discriminatory retrogressive effect, as compared to the benchmark of South Carolina’s pre-existing law. They also conclude that Act R54 was not enacted for a discriminatory purpose.
Northern District Court of Illinois memorandum opinion and order. Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction is denied.
Opinion read by Circuit Judge Brown. As such, the Court rejects Plaintiffs Shaun McCutcheon and the Republican National Committee (“RNC”) challenge arguing that aggregate limits are unconstitutional.
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals overturns the District Court decision.
Opinion of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals before Judges Tatel and Griffith and Senior Circuit Judge Williams. Judge Tatel filed the opinion with Judge Williams filing a dissenting opinion.
Van Hollen v. FEC: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denying a request to stay the District Court ruling
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denying a request to stay the District Court ruling.
Court grants plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and denies defendant’s cross motion for summary judgment. The Court also denies intervenor-defendant Hispanic Leadership Fund’s motion to dismiss and intervenor-defendant Center for Individual Freedom’s cross motion for summary judgment.
By cross-motions for summary judgment, the parties ask the Court to determine the constitutionality of various provisions of the Texas Election Code that provide a private cause of action against persons and corporations who violate Texas campaign finance laws.
The Supreme Court's order noting probable jurisdiction.
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, for further consideration in light of Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. ___ (2012).
Judge Robert E. Blackburn denies both motion for preliminary injunction and the motion for temporary restraining order.