McConnell v FEC: District Court: Analyses of District Court Decision

Analysis by Cleta Mitchell: Summary of Decision of 3-Judge Panel

Cleta Mitchell, legal counsel to the National Rifle Association, writes a summary of the three-judge panel decision.

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Analysis by Common Cause: Analysis of District Court Ruling in McConnell v. FEC

Don Simon, general counsel to Common Cause wrote an analysis of the District Court decision.

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Analysis by James Bopp: Key Provisions of Federal Campaign Finance "Reform" Legislation Struck Down

James Bopp, counsel to the National Right to Life Association and former counsel to Senator Mitch McConnell in the litigation, produces this analysis for the Madison Center for Free Speech.

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Analysis by The Brennan Center for Justice: Summary of Major Rulings in the District Court Decision in McConnell v. FEC

The Brennan Center for Justice, attorneys for the defendants in the McConnell v. FEC litigation, produces this analysis of the District Court decision.

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Analysis by Tom Mann: A District Court Panel Rules on Campaign Finance: What Does the Decision Mean?

Thomas Mann, Senior Fellow of the Governance Studies and the W. Averell Harriman Chair at the Brookings Institution, wrote this analysis of the District Court decision.

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BCRA Legal Team Analysis of McConnell v. FEC Decison

This legal analysis was prepared by Roger Witten, Seth Waxman, and Randolph Moss of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, the lead counsel for the legal team representing the congressional sponsors in this case, and by Fred Wertheimer of Democracy 21, a member of the legal team representing the congressional sponsors.

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Center for Responsive Politics: Statement on McCain-Feingold Decision

"Today's court decision amounts to a split decision that gives supporters and opponents of this law something to cheer -- and complain -- about. Regardless, the decision will become a footnote in history once the Supreme Court rules on the law."

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Democracy 21 Statement on Court Decision on Constitutionality of New Campaign Finance Law

"We are pleased that the court has recognized that Congress has the authority to address the problem of campaign ads run by outside groups in the guise of issue ads."

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