No. 09-559

——————In theSupreme Court of the United States——————

OHN

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ET AL

Petitioners,

v.S

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ASHINGTON

ECRETARY OF

TATE

ET AL

Respondents.

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ERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES

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PPEALS FOR THE

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Brief of

Amici Curiae

Brennan Center for Justice,The Center for Responsive Politics, and The SunlightFoundation in Support of Neither PartyM. Devereux Chatillon

Counsel of Record

Mark P. JohnsonRebecca Hughes ParkerSONNENSCHEIN NATH & ROSENTHAL LLP1221 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, NY 10020-1089(212) 768-6700Monica Youn Angela MigallyBrennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law161 Avenue of the Americas, 12

Floor

2New York, New York 10013(212) 998-6730

Counsel for Amici Curiae Brennan Center for Justice, The Center for Responsive Politics, and The Sunlight Foundation

Table of ContentsPage

Interest of Amici Curiae...............................................1

Summary of Argument.................................................4

Argument.......................................................................8

The Nation’s Constitutional Traditionhas Consistently Recognized thatTransparency Concerning Money inPolitics is Essential for the ProperWorking of Democracy.........................................8

II.

Contrary to Petitioners’ Contentions,This Court Has Not Recognized A RightTo Spend Money Anonymously inPolitical Campaigns.............................................12

III.

The Public’s Interests in CombatingCorruption and Empowering Voters toMake Informed Decisions Apply WithSpecial Constitutional Significance toDisclosures of Political Spending.........................15

Anti-Corruption Interest...........................18

Voter Informational Interest.....................22

Citizens United

Reaffirmed theCritical Governmental Interestsin Requiring Transparency of Money in Politics.......................................30