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I have just received a copy of the opposition to the stay request of
the California Democratic Party and California Republican party that has
been filed (or will be filed) some time today before the three-judge
court. The brief opposes only the request of the government and others
to stay the soft money rulings in the case. The parties (wisely in my
view, as a litigation strategy) take no position on the NRA and others'
requests to stay the court's rulings on the issue advocacy provisions of
the law. It remains to be seen if the National Republican Party will
weigh in at all on these matters (the Democratic national parties are
not parties to the litigation). It may be that there is no opposition
filed to the NRA's request. This may give a reason for the Supreme Court
to wait a few days before ruling; the lower court may well grant the
stay, at least as to the issue advocacy provisions.