Cases: Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. FEC: Defendant Filings

Parties File Joint Motion in WRTL Case

To read the joint motion, click here.

FEC Files Motion to Compel Discovery

To view the FEC's motion to compel discovery, click here.

To view the FEC's exhibits in support of the motion to compel, click here.

Parties File Mootness Memos

On May 1, 2006 , the Campaign Legal Center filed a Memorandum in the WRTL v. FEC and McCain case in response to a recent order from the three-judge court explaining whether the case continued to present an actual live case or controversy.

To read the mootness memo by the FEC, click here.

To read the mootness memo by the Congressional Intervenors, click here.

To read the mootness memo by Wisconsin Right to Life, click here.

McCain, Shays, Meehan, and Baldwin File Motion to Intervene

On February 16, 2006, the Campaign Legal Center filed a motion to intervene in the Wisconsin Right to Live v. FEC federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a key BCRA provision on behalf of Senator McCain and Reps Shays, Meehan, and Baldwin.

The Members filed their motion to enter the lawsuit as parties to help defend BCRA under a provision of the law that grants a statutory right to Members to intervene in any case that challenges the constitutionality of BCRA.

In January, the Supreme Court returned the case of Wisconsin Right to Life v. Federal Election Commission to a three-judge federal lower court for further consideration. In a three-page unanimous decision, the Court reversed a ruling of the lower court which had held that WRTL could not bring an "as-applied" challenge to electioneering communications provision of the 2002 McCain-Feingold law.

To read the motion to intervene, click here.

To read the memorandum of law in support of the motion, click here.

To read the proposed answers and affirmative defenses, click here.

FEC Reply to WRTL's Motion to Expedite

To read the FEC's reply to WRTL’s motion to expedite, click here.

SG Brief in WRTL v. FEC Case

On September 13, 2004, the Acting Solicitor General filed a brief in the Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC case in opposition to application for injunction pending appeal..

Click here to read the Acting Solicitor General's brief.

FEC's Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for a Preliminary Injunction

On August 9, 2004, the Federal Election Commission filed in opposition to the plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction.

Click here to view the FEC's opposition filing.

Click here to view the FEC's exhibits 1-3.

Click here to view the FEC's exhibits 4-10.

Click here to view the FEC's exhibits 11-17.

Click here to view the FEC's exhibits 18-29.