RNC Sues FCC to Put Parties on the Lowest Unit Rate Card

RNC Files New Suit Over FCC's Campaign Ad Rates

The Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Texas and several Republican candidates Wednesday filed a fresh suit over the Federal Communications Commission's longtime requirement that broadcasters charge the lowest political ad rates for committees tied to candidates, calling it "a drag on First Amendment freedoms."

RNC, Texas GOP Sue FCC To Add Parties To LUC Expansion

Stations that spent the fall tracking a Fourth Circuit ruling, two Supreme Court stays, and an FCC comment window now have a third front to watch. The RNC and the Texas GOP are asking a federal court to further widen the lowest rate to political parties.

RNC Sues FCC to Put Parties on the Lowest Unit Rate Card

The Republican National Committee and Republican Party of Texas have taken a contentious question about who pays what for political airtime to a federal court in Amarillo with a request that would either widen candidates’ rate break or, as a fallback, end it.