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The Civil Rights Practice Group had two unique opportunities to host presentations from notable guest speakers from both sides of the aisle for Teleforum audiences. Former United States Attorney General Hon. Edwin Meese III addressed practice group members about voter ID laws, and Vanita Gupta, currently the Department of Justice’s top civil rights prosecutor, offered remarks on policing and criminal justice reform. The Supreme Court’s October 2015 term is heavy on civil rights cases, and the practice group kept its members up to speed by hosting, in the span of two weeks, oral argument previews and Courthouse Steps Teleforum recaps for Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, featuring plaintiffs’ counsel Mark F. Hearne, Evenwel v. Abbott, featuring Bradley A. Benbrook, Andrew Grossman, and C. Dean McGrath, and Fisher v. University of Texas, featuring Roger Clegg, Professor Theodore M. Shaw, and Joshua P. Thompson. The Corporations, Securities, & Antitrust Practice Group hosted the first-ever Teleforum with a live studio audience, An Afternoon with Former FTC Commissioner Josh Wright, hosted by Deborah A. Garza at Covington & Burling’s Washington offices. In another first, the practice group provided bankruptcy practitioners with a look back at the Supreme Court’s numerous bankruptcy decisions in October Term 2014 in a Teleforum featuring Professors Thomas Plank, Zvi Rosen, and David Skeel. Finally, the practice group held several Teleforum programs on developments at the Securities and Exchange Commission featuring Jeffrey T. Dinwoodie, Matthew T. Martens, and Annette L. Nazareth. The Criminal Law & Procedure Practice Group was prolific in 2015. The group put together a huge slate of Teleforum programming to keep members apprised of criminal cases heard at the United States Supreme Court in October Term 2014. In addition to an end-of-term round-up featuring Practice Group Executive Committee Chairman John Malcolm and Dean Mazzone, the practice group held programs on Johnson v. United States (Armed Career Criminal Act) with Vikrant P. Reddy, Ohio v. Clark (child abuse and the Confrontation Clause) with John C. Richter, Yates v. United States (commercial fishing and Sarbanes-Oxley) with Todd F. Braunstein, City of Los Angeles v. Patel (proper structure of 4th Amendment challenges) with Prof. Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Glossip v. Gross (lethal injection drugs) with Kent S. Scheidegger, Speakers at the Annual Supreme Court Preview event, which was held at the Mayflower Hotel in August 2015. From left: Prof. Gail Heriot, John Elwood, Neal Katyal, Adam Liptak, John Stinneford, and Ed Whelan. 18 T H E F E D E R A L I S T S O C I E T Y and Elonis v. Untied States (threatening Facebook posts) with John Elwood and Kent S. Scheidegger. The group also put together numerous Teleforum calls about broader themes of criminal law. Kent S. Scheidegger and Prof. John Bessler debated the implementation of the death penalty, Judge Alex Kosinski and Prof. William G. Otis discussed the criminal justice role of prosecutors, and Prof. Peter Swire and Benjamin Wittes discussed encryption, “going dark,” and the increasing tension between law enforcement and privacy interests. The Environmental Law & Property Rights Practice Group organized Teleforum programs to provide practitioners with litigation updates in many of the year’s biggest cases from around the country. Prof. Jonathan H. Adler recapped the Supreme Court oral arguments in Michigan v. EPA, and Andrew Grossman discussed the Court’s decision hours after it was released. Practice Group Executive Committee member J. Tyler Ward II discussed the Nebraska Supreme Court’s decision in the Keystone XL Pipeline litigation with former Nebraska Deputy Attorney General Katie Spohn, who argued the case. Robert R. Gasaway discussed the Murray Energy case after it was argued in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Michael H. Park discussed developments surrounding the EPA’s controversial new Waters of the United States rule. John Elwood spoke on a pair of programs discussing the oral argument and opinion in Horne v. United States. In addition to responding to legal news, the practice group organized Teleforum programs providing in-depth analyses of hot environmental topics. Brent Fewell and Prof. Patrick A. Parentau engaged in a balanced and incisive discussion over the merits of the EPA’s Waters of the United States rule, and Prof. John D. Echeverria and Hon. Michael W. McConnell sparred over the implications of Horne. The Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group hosted many Teleforum calls in 2015, several of which discussed important U.S. Supreme Court cases. Teleforum calls featured previews and discussions of Obergefell v. Hodges (same-sex marriage) with Prof. John Eastman, and separately with Prof. Gerard Bradley and Prof. Ilya Somin; King v. Burwell (Affordable Care Act) with Prof. Jonathan H. Adler, Simon Lazarus, Carrie Severino, Robert N. Weiner, and Robert Barnes; and immigration cases and policy with Linda Chavez, Hon. Tom Tancredo, and Prof. John Eastman. The group also highlighted significant A N N U A L Judge Diane Wood of the 7th Circuit discussing diversity jurisdiction at a Practice Groups event. books in its Teleforum calls. Hon. James Buckley spoke about his book, Saving Congress from Itself: Emancipating the States and Empowering Their People; Senator Mike Lee discussed Our Lost Constitution: The Willful Subversion of America’s Founding Document; Prof. Michael S. Paulsen and Luke Paulsen discussed The Constitution: An Introduction; and Prof. Tara Smith discussed her book, Judicial Review in an Objective Legal System. The 2015 Separation of Powers CLE Course was held in Colorado and featured U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and Prof. John S. Baker, Jr. before a capacity crowd. The speakers discussed the courts, standing, the non-delegation doctrine, and appointments and removal as they relate to the separation of powers.  The Financial Services & E-Commerce Practice Group continued to host regular calls updating practitioners on recent developments at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau featuring Julius L. Loeser, Prof. Todd J. Zywicki, and Hon. Wayne A. Abernathy. The practice group also hosted a remarkable pair of calls built around an in-depth discussion of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s “Single Point of Entry” strategy. Paul H. Kupiec and Hon. Peter R E P O R T • 2 0 1 5 19 attempt on his life and the need to preserve free speech in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Finally, the group held two book Teleforums discussing Charles Slack’s Liberty’s First Crisis: Adams, Jefferson, and the Misfits Who Saved Free Speech and Jonathan Rauch’s Political Realism: How Hacks, Machines, Big Money, and Back-Room Deals Can Strengthen American Democracy. FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai and FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen discuss net neutrality at a Practice Group event at the National Press Club. J. Wallison presented their paper Can the ‘single point of entry’ strategy be used to recapitalize a failing bank? on one program, and Randall Guynn, Prof. David Skeel, and James Wigand joined a call with a response and rebuttal a few weeks later. The group also hosted a call with Gregory Jacob to provide an update on the state of litigation challenging the Dodd-Frank Act. The Free Speech & Election Law Practice Group had an active year with several significant U.S. Supreme Court cases that had important implications in the practice area. The practice group hosted Courthouse Steps Teleforum calls on Reed v. Town of Gilbert; Hon. Hans A. von Spakovsky reviewed the oral argument and Prof. Eugene Volokh discussed the Court’s decision. Erik S. Jaffe and Ed Whelan covered the William-Yulee v. Florida Bar oral argument, and Erik S. Jaffe and Prof. Brian Fitzpatrick later discussed the decision. Prof. Eugene Volokh explained the decision in Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans. Other calls by this group discussed censoring specialty license plates, non-media speech, the hecklers’ veto, and hate speech prosecutions here and abroad. Danish publisher Lars Hedegaard spoke about the latter topic, discussing his own hate speech prosecution in Danish courts, along with an 20 T H E In 2015, the Intellectual Property Practice Group hosted Patent Reform Update: Studying the Studies on Patent Litigation, a live program on Capitol Hill featuring Eli Dourado, Prof. Jay P. Kesan, and Prof. Kristen J. Osenga. The group hosted Courthouse Steps Teleforum calls for several important IP cases, including discussions of Kimble v. Marvel with Prof. Gregory Dolin, and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc. with Prof. Kristin Osenga. The practice group hosted several Teleforum discussions on patent litigation, including Administrative “Death Squads” for Patents? Assessing the New Administrative Procedures for Challenging Patents with Peter Cicala, Prof. Gregory Dolin, Robert Sterne, and Prof. Mark Schultz and co-sponsored by the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property, and Does Patent Litigation Need a Federal Solution? with Eli Dourado and Prof. Jay P. Kesan. Another Teleforum call featured a discussion of Randolph May and Seth Cooper’s new book The Constitutional Foundations of Intellectual Property: A Natural Rights Perspective among the authors and Prof. Mark Schultz. The call explored the conceptual underpinnings of intellectual property that informed the Constitution and explained how these concepts fostered the further development of IP rights from the First Congress through Reconstruction. The International & National Security Law Practice Group hosted several Teleforum calls discussing the Iran Deal, one of which featured Professor Alan Dershowtiz, Ambassador Dennis Ross, and Professor Jamil Jaffer. Another highlight of 2015 was a Teleforum with Victor Davis Hanson, who spoke about President Obama’s foreign policy. The Practice Group also hosted a panel on The International Law and Policy of Counterterrorism at the 2015 International Law Weekend on November 6 at Fordham University School of Law. Professor Jamil Jaffer, Matthew Heiman, Adam Pearlman, and Professor Peter Margulies spoke on the panel, and Vincent Vitkowsky, chairman of the group, moderated. F E D E R A L I S T S O C I E T Y PRACTICE GROUPS The Labor & Employment Law Practice Group hosted a Teleforum about the Supreme Court deciding to revisit whether the First Amendment permits the government to compel its employees to financially support a union by granting certiorari in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. Dean Erwin Chemerinsky of the University of California, Irvine School of Law and William Messenger of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation discussed whether the Court is likely to overrule Abood, and the implications if it does. This practice group will continue to host Teleforum updates on Friedrichs in 2016. The Telecommunications & Electronic Media Practice Group welcomed a full house to the National Press Club for a panel featuring Federal Trade Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen and Federal Communications Commissioner Ajit V. Pai titled A Tale of Two Agencies—Overlapping Jurisdiction of the FCC and FTC. The practice group also hosted a Teleforum on the same topic featuring then-FTC Commissioner Joshua D. Wright. Net Neutrality was one of the biggest policy controversies of 2015, and the practice group provided a valuable service with its thorough coverage of developments. Practice Group Executive Committee Chairman Bryan N. Tramont kicked off The Litigation Practice Group had an exciting year in Teleforum calls. the group’s 2015 Teleforum slate with an interview of Commissioner Pai on One notable call featured Victor E. Schwartz, Partner at Shook Hardy & the topic. Later in the year, Brantley Webb and Adam J. White recapped the Bacon L.L.P., who discussed The Rise of Empty Suit Litigation. He discussed oral arguments in the DC Circuit for U.S. Telecomm Association v. FCC, the most noteworthy challenge to the FCC’s net neutrality rules. Paul Brigner, the need to stop all litigation where an individual or class action plaintiff has Roslyn Layton, Hon. Robert M. McDowell, and David Redl offered unique suffered no real physical, emotional, or economic harm. In another great call, perspectives on the international implications of net neutrality in a lively Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute and Dwayne Sam of Wiley Rein discussed Teleforum roundtable. how the Washington Redskins may have to change their name because of the Lanham Act, which allows the government to deny trademark registration to “disparaging” speech. Listen to the podcast to find out what our experts had to say about the First Amendment and government censoring of speech it dislikes. The Professional Responsibility & Legal Education Practice Group hosted its annual Ethics CLE Teleforum featuring W. William Hodes of The William Hodes Law Firm, Professor Thomas D. Morgan of the George Washington University Law School, and Professor Ronald D. Rotunda of Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law. This is a unique opportunity for our members to receive an hour of ethics credit without even leaving their home or office. Remember to look for for the upcoming 2016 Ethics CLE Teleforum. Members of the Religious Liberties Practice Group had their hands full this year with Teleforum calls covering the impact of the Hobby Lobby case, the Indiana RFRA controversy, and Obergefell v. Hodges. These calls featured, among others, Professor John C. Eastman of Chapman Law and Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute. This Practice Group will host Teleforum calls discussing transgender bathroom policies, Zubik v. Burwell, Whole Woman’s Health v. Eileen O’Connor, chairman of the Administrative Law & Regulation Practice Group, introduces that group’s panel at the National Lawyers Convention. Hellerstedt, and more in 2016. A N N U A L R E P O R T • 2 0 1 5 21 STATE COURTS The Federalist Society’s State Courts Project seeks to raise the profile of state court issues with timely and informative programming and publications. The work of the State Courts Project appears in white papers, State Court Docket Watch, and the FedSoc Blog. Publications In April, the Society published its annual Civil Justice Update, a survey of legislation and litigation relating to civil justice reform. Emily Kelchen of New Jersey’s Civil Justice Institute wrote the paper. The 2015 Update summarizes the national landscape of civil litigation, featuring brief but informative analysis of areas ranging from asbestos litigation to private attorney general actions. In November, the State Courts Project released three additional white papers. Mark A. Behrens and Christopher Casolaro coauthored Civil Justice Reform: Twists and Turns in Arkansas, a paper discussing the long-running legal battle over the constitutionality of legislative tort reform in Arkansas. Professor John S. Baker, Jr. covered an area of Michigan contract law in Enforceability of Non-Disclosure & Non-Competition Covenants: Should Business Transactions and Employer-Employee Agreements be Treated Alike? Thomas Johnson’s Two Models of Public Pensions in State Supreme Court Decisions proposes a framework for looking at several recent state supreme court decisions dealing with pension programs. Many of these programs have been in dire financial straits, and the judicial treatment of legislative remedies, Johnson says, has differed markedly by jurisdiction. The Society also continues to publish State Court Docket Watch through our State Courts Guide website and member distributions. Docket Watch provides a forum for the most current legal developments coming from the states. Authors for the pieces are drawn from the Society’s practicing membership in order to ensure accurate, informative, and nuanced coverage of the issues. Highlights among Docket Watch’s 2015 product include articles on Ohio state class action law, Tennessee tort reform legislation, and the Indiana right-to-work law. Finally, the Society’s State Courts Project staff posts brief summaries of state legal news as it develops on the FedSoc Blog. 22 T H E State Courts & State Attorneys General The Society continues to highlight the role of states in shaping national policy. At the feature panel of the 2015 National Lawyers Convention, Governors Sam Brownback of Kansas, Nathan Deal of Georgia, Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, and Scott Walker of Wisconsin discussed how states can advocate for a proper separation of powers at the federal level. The governors highlighted increasing cooperation of state attorneys general in challenging federal regulations as one of the primary ways states can do this. Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt built upon that theme in a separate panel on federal overreach. News of Interest Wisconsin. In April, voters in Wisconsin approved an amendment to the state constitution changing the way the state’s chief justice is selected. Previously, the justice with the longest tenure on the court was chief, but the amendment gave the decision to the other justices. Immediately after the constitutional change, then-Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson sued, claiming that voters had reelected her with the understanding that she would remain chief justice. The U.S. District Court denied Abrahamson’s Above: Nevada AG Adam Laxalt talking with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Below: Hon. Robert T. Numbers, EDNC Magistrate Judge, Jeanette Doran, Chairman of the NC Board of Review, and Jennifer Perkins, Assistant Arizona SG, at the NLC. All have helped run lawyers chapters. F E D E R A L I S T S O C I E T Y request for an injunction, and Justice Abrahamson dropped her case before an appeal was resolved. Justice Patience Roggensack was elected chief justice. In July, the Wisconsin Supreme Court was once again in the news, declaring that portions of Wisconsin’s campaign finance laws were unconstitutionally overbroad and vague. This ended the “John Doe” investigation into associates of Governor Scott Walker. The governor later signed legislation updating the state’s campaign finance regulatory framework to reflect current jurisprudence. Justice N. Patrick Crooks of the Wisconsin Supreme Court passed away in September, creating a vacancy before the scheduled April election for his seat. Governor Walker appointed a state appeals judge, Rebecca Bradley, to the seat. Justice Bradley has announced her candidacy for a full term; her opponents are Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg and Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Joe Donald. Michigan. In August, Justice Mary Beth Kelly announced she would resign from the Michigan Supreme Court and return to private practice. In October, Governor Rick Snyder appointed Professor Joan Larsen of the University of Michigan Law School to fill the position. Justice Larsen had previously served in the George W. Bush Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel and as a clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia of the United States Supreme Court. Arkansas. In early 2015, newly elected Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson floated the possibility of changing the selection method for justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court, who are currently elected in nonpartisan contests. After the governor’s statement on the issue, the Society’s Little Rock Lawyers Chapter hosted an event on judicial selection methods in July with Professor Brian Fitzpatrick of Vanderbilt Law School and Professor Chris Bonneau of the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Political Science. The panelists provided an overview of the models of judicial selection utilized by other states. They noted public accountability is a key variable between the different proposals. Even seemingly similar systems like various appointive systems or partisan and nonpartisan elections can differ widely in the connection between the public and the justices. In the months since, the discussion of judicial selection methods has remained prominent because two state supreme court seats are up for election in 2016. A N N U A L Keith Miller (Arizona Assistant SG), Tiffany Bates (Heritage Foundation), Paul Ray (Sidley Austin), Stephen Klein (Pillar of Law Foundation), and Paul Watkins (Chief Counsel of Civil Litigation for Arizona AG) at the 2015 NLC. Current Justice Courtney Hudson Goodson is running against Circuit Judge John Dan Kemp to become chief justice, which is an independently elected position in the state. If Goodson is successful, Governor Hutchinson will make an appointment to fill the remainder of Goodson’s term as associate justice. Attorney Clark W. Mason and Circuit Judge Shawn A. Womack are competing for a separate associate justice seat on the court. North Carolina. The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld that state’s school voucher system against a state constitutional challenge. This reversed a lower court opinion that said the program violated a state obligation to provide a sound education to all students, since private schools receiving voucher funds do not operate in the same way that public schools do. In contrast, the state supreme court held that the plaintiffs had not demonstrated that the program plainly and clearly violated any requirement or restriction of the state constitution. The Society published a State Court Docket Watch piece by Professor Scott W. Gaylord covering the decision. R E P O R T • 2 0 1 5 23 Top Donors Republican Attorneys General Association, 2016 election cycle Source: CQMoneyLine No. Name Amount 1. JUDICIAL CRISIS NETWORK $2,145,000 2. US Chamber of Commerce and other Chambers of Commerce $1,772,500 3. Adelson, Sheldon G and Miriam Ochshorn $750,000 4. Rule of Law Defense Fund $674,026 5. Purdue Pharma Inc $505,000 6. Koch Industries $407,500 7. Bhargava, Manoj (also ETC Capital LLC, Living Essentials LLC) $400,000 8. Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO) $355,000 9. Murray, Robert E (also Murray Energy Corp.) $350,000 10. American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity $338,000 11. Reynolds American Inc (NYSE: RAI) $327,500 12. Blue Cross & Blue Shield Assn $285,000 13. Aycox, Rod & Leslie (also Rod & Leslie Aycox Foundation) $263,240 14. Ace Cash Express Inc (NYSE: AACE) $255,000 15. Anthem Inc (NYSE: WLP) $250,000 16. Cameron, Ronald M and Nina (also Mountaire Corp) $250,000 17. Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America $239,086 18. VIVINT INC $225,000 19. National Rifle Assn $212,500 20. Pfizer Inc (NYSE: ZTS) $210,000 Iefile GRAPHIC print - DO NOT PROCESS DLN193491325000005I I As Filed Data - l OMB No 1545-0052 Form99O-PF Return of Private Foundation 2014 or Section 4947(a)(1) Trust Treated as Private Foundation Department of the Treasury I- Do not enter social security numbers on this form as it may be made public. I- Information about Form 990-PF and its instructions is at www.irs.gov (form9902f. Internal Revenue Sewice For calendar year 2014, or tax year beginning 01-01-2014 Open to Public Inspection , and ending 12-31-2014 Name of foundation MERCER FAMILY FOUNDATION A Employer identification number 20-1982204 Number and street (or P 0 box number if mail is not delivered to street address) 119 WEST 72ND STREET 248 B Telephone number (see Instructions) Room/smte City or town, state or provmce, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code NEW YORK, NY 10069 G Check all that apply I_Initial return I_Initial return ofa former public charity Final return C If exemption application is pending, check here I- I- D 1. Foreign organizations, check here I_A mended return I_Address change I_Name change E H Check type oforganization FSection 501(c)(3) exempt private foundation I_Section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust I Fair market value ofall assets at end of year (from Part II, col. (c), /Ine16)I*$ 33,733,845 m I- I- '- test, check here and attach computation If private foundation status was terminated under section 507(b)(1)(A), check here P '- If the foundation is in a 60-month termination under section 507(b)(1)(B), check here P '- I_Other taxable private foundation J Accounting method '- Cash '7 Accrual '- Other (speCIfy) (Part I, column (0') must be on cash baSIs.) Analysis of Revenue and Expenses (The F (a) Revenue and totalof amounts In columns (b), (c), and (d) may not necessanly equal the amounts In column (a) (see Instructions) ) 1 I- 2. Foreign organizations meeting the 85% (d) Disbursements expenses per (b) NEt investment books Income (C) AdJUStEd net for charitable purposes (cash ba5is only) Contributions, gifts, grants, etc , received (attach schedule) 2 Check It '7 ifthe foundation is not reqUIred to attach Sch B 3 Interest on savmgs and temporary cash investments 289,885 289,885 289,885 289,885 289,885 DiVidends and interest from securities. 5a b E 6a 5 b Gross rents Net rental income or(loss) Net gain or(loss)from sale ofassets not on line 10 16,581,142 Gross sales price forallassets on line 6a 5 '1' E 16,581,142 7 Capitalgain netincome (from PartIV,line 2) 9 Income modifications Net short-term capital gain 10a Gross sales less returns and allowances b Less Cost ofgoods sold c Gross profit or (loss) (attach schedule) 11 Other income (attach schedule) 12 Total. Add lines 1 through 11 13 Compensation of officers, directors, trustees, etc 16,871,027 14 Other employee salaries and wages $ 15 Pen5ion plans, employee benefits E 16a Legal fees (attach schedule). . . E g b Accounting fees (attach schedule). E c Other professmnal fees (attach schedule) E 17 Interest . g 18 Taxes (attach schedule) (see instructions) . E E 19 DepreCIation (attach schedule) and depletion E 20 Occupancy 5 21 Travel, conferences, and meetings . E 22 Printing and publications . g 23 Other expenses (attach schedule). 5 24 Total operating and administrative expenses. E C, Add lines 13 through 23 25 Contributions, gifts, grants paid . 25 Total expenses and disbursements. Add lines 24 and 25 27 a 3,375 3525 6,900 0 0 18,300,979 18,307,879 18,300,979 0 18,300,979 Subtract line 26 from line 12 Excess of revenue over expenses and disbursements b Net investment income (if negative, enter -O-) c Adjusted net income (if negative, enter -O-) For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see instructions. -1,436,852 289,885 289,885 Cat No 11289X Form 990-PF (2014) Form 990PF Part XV Line 3 - Grants and Contributions Paid During the Year or Approved for Future Payment ReCIpIent Name and address (home or busmess) a IfreCIpIent IS an IndIVIdual, show any relatlonshlpto any foundatlon manager or substantlal contrlbutor Foundatlon status of moment Purpose ofgrant or Amount contrlbutlon Paid during the year THE HEARTLAND INSTITUE 19 SO LASALLE STE 903 CHICAGO,IL 60603 NON PROFIT DONATION 885000 MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY CPW79TH STREET NEWYORK,NY 10024 NON PROFIT DONATION 1350000 MEDIA RESERACH CENTER 1900 CAMPUS COMMONS DRIVE RESTON,VA 20191 NON PROFIT DONATION 3000000 COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL POLICY 1411 K STREET NW STE 601 WASHINGTON,DC 20005 NON PROFIT DONATION 25000 THE GEORGE WBUSH FOUND PO BOX 600610 DALLAS,TX 75360 NON PROFIT DONATION 1000000 ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE 190 S LA SALLE STREET CHICAGO,IL 60603 NON PROFIT DONATION 250000 THE STONYBROOK FOUNDATION 230 ADMINISTRATION STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY STONY BROOK,NY 11794 NON PROFIT DONATION L904536 THE BARRY GOLDWATER INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY 500 E CORONADO ROAD PHOENIX,AZ 85004 NON PROFIT DONATION 300000 THE WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE SUITE 950 NEWYORK,NY 10115 NON PROFIT DONATION 100000 MANHATTANINST FOR POLICY RESEARCH 52 VANDERBILT AVENUE SUITE 201 NEWYORK,NY 10017 NON PROFIT DONATION 300000 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR AEROSOLRESEARCH 1500 COMMERCE PARKWAY SUITE C MT LAUREL,NJ 08054 NON PROFIT DONATION 13000 CITIZENS UNITED FOUNDATION 1006 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE WASHINGTON,DC 20003 NON PROFIT DONATION 550000 FOUNDATION FOR CULTURAL REVIEWING THE NEWCRITERION 900 BROADWAY SUITE 602 NEWYORK,NY 10003 NON PROFIT DONATION 150000 CTR FOR DEFENSE OF FREE ENTERPRISE 12500 NE TENTH PLACE BELLEVUE,WA 98005 NON PROFIT DONATION 250000 CHERISH FREEDOM FOUNDATION 1006 CAMERON STREET ALEXANDRA,VA 22314 NON PROFIT DONATION 305000 Total . 3a 18300379 Form 990PF Part XV Line 3 - Grants and Contributions Paid During the Year or Approved for Future Payment ReCIpIent Name and address (home or busmess) a IfreCIpIent IS an IndIVIdual, show any relatlonshlpto any foundatlon manager or substantlal contrlbutor Foundatlon status of moment Purpose ofgrant or Amount contrlbutlon Paid during the year THE BECKET FUND 1200 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW SUITE 700 WASHINGTON,DC 20036 NON PROFIT DONATION 250000 REASON FOUNDATION 5737 MESMERAVENUE LOSANGELES,CA 90230 NON PROFIT DONATION 50000 HERITAGE FOUNDATION 214 MASS AVE NW WASHINGTON,DC 20002 NON PROFIT DONATION 500000 MOVING PICTURES INSTITUTE 575 GREENWICH STREET NEWYORK,NY 10013 NON PROFIT DONATION 300000 THE CALVIN COOLIDGE FOUNDATION 3780 VERMONT 100A PLYMOUTH,VT 05056 NON PROFIT DONATION 108333 TEXAS FREEDOM NETWORK AUSTIN AUSTIN,TX 73301 NON PROFIT DONATION 5000 EMPIRE CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY 100 STATE STREET SUITE 600 ALBANY,NY 12201 NON PROFIT DONATION 100000 STATE POLICY NETWORK 1655 NORTH FORK MEYER DRI SUITE 360 ARLINGTON,VA 22209 NON PROFIT DONATION 50000 JOB CREATORS ALLIANCE ADDISON ADDISON,TX 75001 NON PROFIT DONATION 100000 GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INSTITUTE TALLAHASSE TALLAHASSEE,FL 32301 NON PROFIT DONATION 1000000 THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY 1015 18TH STREET NW SUITE 425 WASHINGTON,DC 20036 NON PROFIT DONATION 2050000 DONATION 100000 NATIONALYOUTH SCIENCE FUND PO BOX 3387 CHARLESTON,WV 25333 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HUDSON VALLEY 80 WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 201 POUGHKEEPSIE,NY 12601 NON PROFIT DONATION 25010 CLASSROOM INC 245 5TH AVENUE NEWYORK,NY 10037 NON PROFIT DONATION 40000 BERKELY EARTH 2831 GARBER STREET BERKELEY,CA 94705 NON PROFIT DONATION 250000 Total . .F 3a 18300379 Form 990PF Part XV Line 3 - Grants and Contributions Paid During the Year or Approved for Future Payment ReCIpIent Name and address (home or busmess) a IfreCIpIent IS an IndIVIdual, show any relatlonshlpto any foundatlon manager or substantlal contrlbutor Foundatlon status of moment Purpose ofgrant or Amount contrlbutlon Paid during the year HISTORICAL ROYAL PLACESINC 1000 NW SUITE 1200 WILMINGTON,DE 19801 NON PROFIT DONATION eonoo PATTON FOUNDATION 16387 80TH STREETS HASTINGS,MN 550339410 NON PROFIT DONATION loonoo THE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION 2651 N HARWOOD STREET SUITE 440 DALLAS,TX 75201 NON PROFIT DONATION lonoo ENCOUNTER FOR CULTURE AND EDUCATION 900 BROADWAY SUITE 601 NEWYORK,NY 100031237 NON PROFIT DONATION zsnoo CATO INSTITUTE 100 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW WASHINGTON,DC 20001 NON PROFIT DONATION 3oopoo KING'S COLLEGE 56 BROADWAY NEWYORK,NY 10004 NON PROFIT DONATION 3oopoo SUCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS 95 PINE STREET NEWYORK,NY 10005 NON PROFIT DONATION ssopoo GATESTONE INSTITUTE 750 3RD AVENUE NEWYORK,NY 100172703 NON PROFIT NON PROFIT sonoo RECLAIM NEWYORK 1211 AVE OF THE AMERICAS SUITE 2703 NEWYORK,NY 10036 NON PROFIT DONATION 7snoo JOHN HANCOCK COMMITTEE FORTHE STATES 106 E 6TH STREET SUITE 900 AUSTIN,TX 78701 NON PROFIT DONATION soopoo WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY 2300 SOUTHERN BLVD BRONX,NY 10460 NON PROFIT DONATION zonoo Total . .F 3a 18300379 15215004? Form 990 Return 0f" Organization Exempt From income- Tax Under section 501(9), 527, the intemaERevenue Sade iongdatiqns}. De?a?mentorgtha'Treasuzy 1 Be not enter .sccia'fs'ecuriiy numbers an ibis formias it may be made public. tepubhc inl??lai RMn?e-Sewkce Information about and its instructions is at wwam-golrfformgg?. 1113999393; A For-the 291_4.caiendaryear. car tax yea: beginning I jun: 1 2914, and ending Ju 1e 30 20 15 3- Check if appzinabte: Name at mganization )udidai Crisis Network idemi?ca?on number Address ch?ange' Being business as .. I I. 232303.252 E1 Name change I Number and-52mg; (or PUG. be): it maii is not deiiveiad street-address}. Raomisu?ie Teiephone number L?j initial-return 7221-231 Street, NW . . Fourth Fioor 511-247-3583 f? ?ngugmmgem??aged Ciiyer'mwn. Siam or 3035923 Or foreign pagan-ends: realm Wa?hinqmn, ZQOQS Gross recegpts :1 Apphcaiion pending 13 Name and'addfeSS 0? n?nci?afef?wi Daniei Casey; President mans anisagrcapmm No Same .85 Box Bib} ?re-aii'succrdinates anciud?d?[j Yes No 1 sax-exempt slams; Cl swam: 4- 3:4 farmed no.) {494 or Day?; if a?ama ?st {see-insiruc?cnsz Websi?e-z. a? am number a? K5 Form 13 I E. Year {if-Formation? 20.134 i domicile: I VA Summary ?i Br?e?y describe {he most Signi?cant activities: The misgipn 9f the Orqanizyt?bn the vision of iiberw and :2.EEKgagir??zzi?iiq?igi?. .. . . 2 Check'this bax'hij if ihe org'ar-iization Operations or disposed of more than 25% of its net assets- 3 Number 03? voting members ofi?e gg?oVeming body (Parr-t VL fine-TaNumber-ofindepen?ent voting members at Ithegima?eming body ?ns-1b) 4 a 5 Tami number of?n't?ii?duab empl'oyed'ir; cale?dar year2U1-21 (Part Team number of vo?iunfaem (estimate if necessary?ia "$013! unreiai'ec'i beSi'nes?s revame from Part Vin, comma iine 1Metjunr'eiated business taxabie income ?rom Farr-n line-34Tr?b Prior Year Current Year a, 8: Contributionsandgrants iPartVli'i, tine 1h5,??5,000 5,780,000 9 gregram service revenue {Part line 29coiumn (A), fines .cher revenue (Part Vila cafumn 5, 8d, Sc, QC, 10c, and 1 19} . i=2 T9133 revenuewa?d 5985.8 ihsough 1' eczuai Part Columni??}: line, 32) 5,360,803 13 Giana and Similar amuunis'pai'd' Wart 15X, cciumn (A), iiries 1.42:; . . . - . 3,170,880 ?570,511!) 14' Bersefi?s-paid ?to Dir-for cclumn (A15- Salaries, cthercompensation. empicy?ee benefits ?lm coiumni?x}. fines 5?10)" 30,500; 52,256 163 Professional Maximising was {Part line 119} . .. . . . Total fundraising expenses (Pan-1X, cofum'rz 25) SF 3'1? Other: expenses {Part EX, tines 11-3-4353, 111?249}- . . . - . 2,605,124- 13,648,091 18 Total-expenses. Add times 1? {must-aqua! 133??!in cakumn 30925} . 5305,3211 5.6170341 19 Revenue fess expenses- Subtract line 1'8- frorn fine 32- - (38,624) 29,159 3 - 8egihning o? Current Year End of Year if; 20 Tom; assets (Farm10,127 39,286 21- Totafi liabmties (Pad X, ?ne-26Netassets or fund ba?iangzes: iineZG . . . . .. ?0,127 39,286 Signature Shack Under peria?ties cf-p?e?urja -i have-examinad-this accempanying s?chedutesand'sza?amenzs, and to Ewe best my knowledge anu? 89:231. '53 mm, correct! and compbia; .\bihf;. ihagefiiLj-?s beset: an infesmaticn 0! which prepare: has knowiec?ge. i I Sgt?: Signakmde?fceDal-2 Here Mr; L. CORW. 2' 31 i $16494 :1 $4113 . . pm! name anatt?ie Paid 3?99?" ?am .. am Grlerh- if m? . - ?Hy-m- . .Prepamg T, Raymond Cunlon5397435302 Use 011;}! Finn?s name Conlon-_and Associates LLC Sim-95 [233?; 3., .. . Finn?s address 1? PD Bax 623 3. Siiver 20916-6213 Phona no May the-288 discuss this return with the preparer shown-above?? {see instructions} . . - . . ayes @No Far Papemork-Reduction Act Notice, see the separate-instructions. Cat. No. Farm 990 {20132} Schedule 8 (Form 990, 990-EZ. or BBQ-PF) (2014) Name of organization Judicial Crisis Network Page 2 Employer identification number 20-2303252 Contributors (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part 1 if additional Space is needed. (0) No. Name, address, and ZIP 4 Total contributions Type of contribution 1 Person Payroll 5.250.000 Noncash El (Complete Part ll for nonoash contributions.) (3) (C) No. Name, address, and ZIP 4 Total contributions Type of contribution 2 Person Payroll 450,000 Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.) (0) No Name, address, and ZIP 4 Total contributions Type of contribution Person E) Payroll E) Noncash El (Complete Part ll for noncash contributions) No. Name, address, and ZIP 4 Total contributions Type of contribution Person Payroll El Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.) (8) (C) No. Name, address, and ZIP 4 Total contributions Type of contribution Person Cl Payroll El Noncash (Complete Part ll for noncash contributions.) (8) lb) (C) No. Name, address, and ZIP 4 Total contributions Type of contribution Person El Payroll Noncash El (Complete Part II for nonoash contributions.) Schedule (Form 990, 990-52, or ego-PF} (201 4) I one No. tries-om? Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax Under section 501(c). 527. or of the lntemal Revenue Code (except private foundations} 2101 5 Mm? Treasury 5 Do not enter social security numbers on this form as it may be made publicintemai RevenueSmcco information about Form 990 and its instructions is at Inspection A For the 2015 calendar ear or tax ear be innin and endin Chedr If apphm'oie Name oforganizalron COMMITTEE Employer identi?cation number Address change business as Cl Name clue I: Number and street (or PO box If mail us not delivered lo street adores-s) 262046485 :3 ?9 8865 SUDLEY ROAD 132 2 Telephone number 1 initial return City or town State ZIP code ?mm, MANASSAS VA 20110 579357?3588 Forergn country name Foreign provinceislatelcounty Foreign postal code Amended retum 6 Gross receipts 5 9.350.040 pendmg Name and 334'955 0' prIncipal i-Ila) Is this a QIDUD return for stmordinala" Yes No ANN CORKERY 8665 SUDLEY no. STE 132. MANASSAS. VA 20110 ?(or mean subordinates mm (3135 No I Website: NIA Form of organization; - Corporal-ton Trust El Assoaalion Other I- 4 (Insert no.) 494713111)? 527 lf'No.? altadtalist (seeinstructions?: mgGroup exemption number 5 I Year of fonnatiori: 2003 I ll! State of legal domiciie: ?Wen arr 4 2015 \l 15.. . l' VA Summary Brie?y describe the organization 5 mission or most sIgni?cant activrtres .me?grganraation?s: missIon_I?_to advance (B -- --..--. 2 Check this box DD lithe organizatIon discontinued its operatlons or disposed of more than 25% of its net assets 0 3 Number of voting members of the goveming body (Part Vi. line taNumber of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI. line 1bTotal number of individuals employed in calendar year 2015 (Part V. line 2aTotal number of volunteers (estimate if necessaryTotal unrelated busmess revenue from Part Vill. column (C) line 1.2 7a 0 Net unrelated business taxable Income from Form iine Prior Year Current Year a, 3 Contributions and grants (Part line 111) 7.800.000 9.350.000 9 Program service revenue (Part one 29) 0 3; 10 investment Income (Part Vlli column (A) lines 3. 4. and 7d). . 2.442 40 n: 11 Other revenue (Part column (A). lines 5. Ed. Bc. 9c. 10c. and 11a) - 9 12 Total revenue?add lines 8 through 11 (must save! Part column (A). line 12) 7.802.442 9.350.040 13 Grants and Similar amounts paid (Part lx. column (A) lInes 1?3) . . . 8.289.000 7.884.000 14 Bene?ts paid to or for members (Part column (A) line 0 0 15 Salaries other compensation employee bene?ts (Part IX, column (A) lines 5?10) 161.773 162 416 9 16a Professional fundraisrng fees (Part lX. column (A) line HeTotal fundraising expenses (Part IX. column (D) line 25) . ?1 17 Other expenses (Part ix. column (A) lines 113-- gee;? 203321 920.468 . 18 Total expenses. Add lines 13?17(must equal PW 8.654.094l 8.966.834 19 Revenue less exgnses Subtract line 18 from ii g? ?851.652 383.156 5 g. 99f Beginning at Current Year End at Year Eli 20 Total assets (Part X. lme 16) . 8 NOV. 2 2015 190.191 573.347 ?32; 21 Total liabilities (Pan x. line 26(.0 55'. 22 Net assets or fund balances Subtract line 21 . - 190.191 573.34? m: Signature Block Under penalties of perfury. I declare that I have examined this return. indur?ng amompanymg m. and to the best of my anu ballet. It is true. consul. and complete Declaration at preparer (outer than officer} Is basedon all Intonnalron of which preparer has any knowledge 3.9.. mm - a: Sign of Dare Here {m ?Type or print name and title - preparers name Preparers Signage . Date cm PTIN :33: a rer T. Raymond Canton 7" (145412" 1111512016 selFemplorEd P01436002 Use Only Finn's name 5 Conlon and Associates LLC Firm?s EIN Finn's address Iv PD. Box 6213. Silver Spring, MD 20916-6213 Phone no. 301-598-6851 May the discuss this return 'with the pre?a?rer shoiwri lYe-s Elmo For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. see the separate Form 990 (201.5) HTA ?5 I OMB No 1545?0047 20315 Open to Public SCHEDULE I (Form 990) Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations, Governments, and Individuals in the United States Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part lV. line 21 or 22. Attach to Form 990. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Name at the organization COMMITTEE INC General Information on Grants and Assistance Information about Schedule I (Form 990) and its instructions Is at Inspection 1 Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of the grants or assistance, the grantees' eligibility for the grants or assistance. and the selection criteria used to award the grants or assmtance? . 2 Describe in Part IV the organization's procedures for monitoring the use of grant funds in the United States Employer Identi?cation number 26-2046485 Yes No Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations and Domestic Governments. Complete if the organization answered ?Yes" on Form 990. Part IV, line 21, for any recipient that received more than $5,000 Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed. Method of valuation 1 Name and address at organization EIN IRC section (6) Amount of cash Amount of non- (book. FMV. appraisal. (9) Description of Purpose of grant or government if applicable grant cash asSistance other) non-cash assistance or assistance General Support 722 12th NW 4th Floor Washington 20-2303252 501 4 5.775.000 General Support 1776 St NW Ste 300 WashirLthon, DC 36-3235550 501 3 75.000 _t.3_l__T_l1e_ General Support 3220 St NW Ste 126 Washington. 208476893 501 4 365.000 _t_4_i_ga_i_a_ Iryst General Support 1101 14th SL 650 Washingt 45-3325624 501 4 200.000 General Support 10826 Greater Hills St Raleigh, NC 27 47-2239840 501 4 50.000 General Support PO Box 1336 Jefferson City, MO 6515 43-0416210 501 6 105,000 General Support Box 3562 Arlington. VA 22203 46-5189296 501 4 10.000 181133321199 General Support 1555 Wilson Ste 700 Arlington. 464544632 501 4 100.000 .t?_l_5_5_9_or_n_rnit_tee General Suoport PO Box 710993 Herndon VA 20171 47-3803487 501 4 750.000 General Support 1 Bear PlaceLUnit 97042 Waco. TX 76 74-1159753 501 3 5.000 ?it?tnnugl?ung General Suoport 14001? St Germain Dr CentrewlleA) 27-3379004 501 4 49.000 512).lirastleyirnpeqttfunq General Support 1249 Franklin Place Milwaukee WI 45-4678325 501 3 100,000 2 Enter total number of section 501(c)(3) and government organizations listed in the line 1 table . . . . . 4 3 Enter total number of other or?zations listed in the line 1 table . . . . 13 For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. see the Instructions for Form 990. Schedule i (Form 990) (2015) HTA Schedule (Form 993, 990-EZ. or 990-PF) (2013) Name of organization Committee inc. Contributors (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part I if additional space is needed. Page 2 Employer identi?cation number 262046485 No. (bl Name, address, and ZIP 4 (C) Total contributions Type of contribution No. Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part ll for noncash contributions.) Name, address, and ZIP 4 (C) Total contributions Type of contribution No. 300,000 Person Pay roll Noncash (Complete Part ll for noncash contributions.) (C) Total contributions Type of contribution Foreign State or Province: Foreign Country. Person El Payroll Noncash (Complete Part ll for noncash contributions.) No. (bl Name, address, and ZIP 4 (C) Total contributions Type of contribution Foreign State or Province: Foreign Country: Person El Payroll I: El Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions-) No. (it) Name, address, and 4 (C) Total contributions Type of contribution Foreign State or Province: Foreign Country: Person Payroll E) El Noncash (Complete Part ll for noncash contributions.) No. Name, address, and ZIP 4 (C) Total contributions Type of contribution Foreign State or Province: Foreign Country: Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part ll for noncash contributions.) schedule a (Form 999, 990-52, or sen?PF) {2913)