IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

RICHMOND DIVISION

THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT OBAMA, INC. )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) Civil Action No. 3:08-cv-00483-JRS

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, )

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, )

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Defendants. )

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’S OPPOSITION 

TO PLAINTIFF’S SECOND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION MOTION

The United States Department of Justice opposes Plaintiff’s Second Preliminary

Injunction Motion (Doc. No. 53) for the reasons articulated by the Federal Election Commission

(FEC) in its opposition brief that is being filed on this same date. Rather than repeat the FEC’s

arguments, the Department of Justice hereby incorporates the FEC’s brief by reference. 

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Respectfully submitted,

GREGORY G. KATSAS

Assistant Attorney General

CHUCK ROSENBERG

United States Attorney

JAMES J. GILLIGAN

Assistant Director, Civil Division, 

Federal Programs Branch

By: /s/ 

Debra J. Prillaman

VSB No. 15844

Assistant United States Attorney

600 E. Main Street, Suite 1800

Richmond, Virginia, 23219-2430

(804) 819-5400

Fax (804) 819-7417

Debra.prillaman@usdoj.gov

 /s/ 

John R. Griffiths

Admitted pro hac vice

Senior Trial Counsel

U.S. Department of Justice

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch

P.O. Box 883

Washington, D.C. 20044

Telephone: (202) 514-4652

Fax: (202) 616-8460

John.Griffiths@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendant United States

Department of Justice

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on the 5th day of September, 2008 I have electronically filed the

foregoing pleading with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will then send a

notification of such filing (NEF) to the following:

Michael Boos 

michael.boos@gte.net 

James Bopp , Jr

jboppjr@aol.com 

Barry Alan Bostrom 

bbostrom@bopplaw.com 

Clayton James Callen 

ccallen@bopplaw.com 

Vivien Clair 

vclair@fec.gov 

Richard Eugene Coleson 

rcoleson@bopplaw.com 

Kevin Andrew Deeley 

kdeeley@fec.gov 

Thomasenia Patricia Duncan 

tduncan@fec.gov 

John Richard Griffiths 

john.griffiths@usdoj.gov 

Audra Anne Hale-Maddox 

ahale-maddox@fec.gov 

J. Gerald Hebert 

ghebert@campaignlegalcenter.org 

David Brett Kolker 

dkolker@fec.gov 

Seth Edward Nesin 

snesin@fec.gov 

Adav Noti 

anoti@fec.gov 

Claire Naila Rajan 

crajan@fec.gov 

Harry Jacobs Summers 

hsummers@fec.gov

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I also certify that on the 5th day of September, 2008 I have mailed a copy of the

foregoing pleading by U.S. Mail to the following non-ECF users:

Holly J. Baker 

Federal Election Commission

999 E. Street, NW

Washington, DC 20463

Richard Briffault

Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation

Columbia University School of Law

435 West 116th Street

New York, NY 10027

Daniel R. Ortiz

John Allan Love Professor of Law

University of Virginia School of Law

580 Massie Road

Charlottesville, VA 22903-1738

J. Gerald Hebert 

The Campaign Legal Center

1640 Rhode Island Ave., N.W., Suite 650

Washington, D.C. 20036

Donald J. Simon

Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse

Endreson & Perry, LLP

Counsel for Democracy 21

1425 K Street, N.W., Suite 600

Washington, D.C. 20005

 /s/ 

Debra J. Prillaman

VSB No. 15844

Assistant United States Attorney and Counsel

for Defendant U.S. Department of Justice

600 E. Main Street, Suite 1800

Richmond, Virginia, 23219-2430

(804) 819-5400

Fax (804) 819-7417

Debra.prillaman@usdoj.gov

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