United States DC Circuit

The Commission on Presidential Debates properly excluded all third-party candidates from a debate during the presidential election on the ground that it feared one or more of the third-party candidates would disrupt the debate.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/09/2005
• Decided 06/10/2005
• Published 06/10/2005

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS, HENDERSON, and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard B. Bader, Associate General Counsel, Federal Election Commission, argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs were David B. Kolker, Assistant General Counsel, and Erin K. Monaghan, Attorney.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jason B. Adkins argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief were Lynne Bernabei, Alan R. Kabat, and John C. Bonifaz.