Supreme Court Review Looms In Lowest Ad Rate Dispute.

4th Circuit Denies Emergency Stay in Case Involving Whether Parties Can Get Lowest TV Advertising in Campaigns; Next Stop SCOTUS #ELB

In a follow up to this post from Tuesday, the 4th Circuit panel on a 2-1 vote denied a stay of its ruling pending a cert petition. I expect the case to be docketed at the Supreme Court at… Continue reading The post 4th Circuit Denies Emergency Stay in Case Involving Whether Parties Can Get Lowest TV Advertising in Campaigns; Next Stop SCOTUS appeared first on Election Law Blog.

Supreme Court Review Looms In Lowest Ad Rate Dispute.

The political ad-rate fight is moving toward the Supreme Court after Republican campaign committees asked the Fourth Circuit to stay its ruling limiting lowest unit ad rates. Among other things, the GOP groups say campaigns are already reaching deals with…

GOP heads to Supreme Court after losing case over TV election ad prices

GOP campaign committees want quick ruling before election ads ramp up next week.

4th Circuit Rejects Request to Stay Its LUC Opinion

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 on Thursday to deny a request from Republican campaign committees to stay its order setting aside the FCC Media Bureau's lowest unit charge (LUC) policy guidance. The order was effective as...

Dems & GOP Squeeze TV Stations In Ad Rate War

National Democrats and Republicans are pressuring local TV stations to respond in opposite ways to a new federal court ruling on political ad rates. How they respond will have a major impact on the fight for control of Congress by deciding which party's ad money goes further in the final stretch of the 2026 midterms.