Supreme Court strikes down coordinated campaign spending limits
Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to remove federal limits on how much political party committees can spend in coordination with federal candidates. The court said these limits violate the First Amendment right to free speech, allowing parties to spend more money together with their candidates in campaigns.Key Facts
- The case is National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission.
- The court’s conservative majority found that coordinated spending limits restrict political speech.
- The decision affects spending rules on coordination between party committees and federal candidates.
- Current limits set by Congress range from about $65,000 to $4 million depending on the office.
- The Federal Election Campaign Act regulates these spending limits.
- The case was brought by Republican candidates and committees arguing limits violate free speech.
- The Federal Election Commission (FEC) and Democratic committees supported keeping the limits.
- This ruling continues a trend of the Supreme Court striking down campaign finance restrictions since 2010.
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