USCA Case #14-5004 Document #1570210 Filed: 08/28/2015 United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued November 4, 2014 Decided August 28, 2015 No. 14-5004 BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, ET AL., APPELLANTS v. LARRY ELLIOTT KLAYMAN, ET AL., APPELLEES ______ Consolidated with 14-5005, 14-5016, 14-5017 ______ Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 1:13-cv-851) (No. 1:13-cv-881) ______ H. Thomas Byron, III, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellants/cross-appellees. With him on the briefs were Stuart F. Delery, Assistant Attorney General, Ronald C. Machen, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and Douglas N. Letter and Henry C. Whitaker, Attorneys. Larry E. Klayman argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellees/cross-appellants. Cindy A. Cohn argued the cause for amici curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. On the brief were Alex Abdo, Jameel Jaffer, Arthur B. Spitzer, and Mark Rumold. Page 1 of 21