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AO 2007-32

SpeechNow.org

Summary

Political committee status of an organization soliciting funds and making independent expenditures (the Commission was without a quorum of four Commissioners, so no AO was issued).

Documents

Final opinion January 28, 2008
Date Name Document type
01/28/2008 Closeout Letter Final Opinion
01/25/2008 Dissenting Opinion (Chairman Mason) Commissioner Statements
01/24/2008 Correction Document with Technical Amendments Draft Documents
01/22/2008 Draft AO (OGC), Agenda Document 08-04 Draft Documents
12/10/2007 Comment on AOR by Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/29/2007 Supplement to Request AO Request, Supplemental Material, and Extensions of Time
11/14/2007 Request by SpeechNow.org AO Request, Supplemental Material, and Extensions of Time

Entities

Role Name Type
Requestor SpeechNow.org Other
Counsel/Representative Mr. Paul M. Sherman Individual
Counsel/Representative Mr. Steven Simpson Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Mr. Stephen M. Hoersting Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Mr. Bradley A. Smith Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Mr. William H. "Chip" Mellor Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Center for Competitive Politics Research/Public Interest/Educational Institution
Counsel/Representative Institute for Justice Research/Public Interest/Educational Institution
Commenter Mr. J. Gerald Hebert Esq. Individual
Commenter Democracy 21 Research/Public Interest/Educational Institution
Commenter Mr. Paul S. Ryan Esq. Individual
Commenter Mr. Fred Wertheimer Individual
Commenter Campaign Legal Center Research/Public Interest/Educational Institution
Commenter Mr. Donald J. Simon Esq. Individual
Commenter Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry LLP Law Firm