A 3-judge U.S. District Court will hear Republican National Committee v Federal Election Commission, 1:08cv-1953, on August 27, in Washington, D.C. The case challenges parts of the McCain-Feingold law that make it difficult for national political parties to help their own nominees in state elections. See this story. Thanks to ElectionLawBlog for the link. The case had been filed on November 13, 2008.