Supreme Court strikes down long-standing campaign finance restrictions
The 6-3 ruling lets national party committees spend unlimited amounts with candidates, a shift that could widen the fundraising gap ahead of midterm elections.
- On Tuesday, the Supreme Court struck down 50-year-old federal limits on coordinated spending between political parties and candidates in a 6-3 decision, ruling that the restrictions violated First Amendment free speech protections.
- Vice President JD Vance brought the 2022 lawsuit challenging 1974 Federal Election Campaign Act limits originally enacted after Watergate to prevent wealthy donors from bypassing contribution caps through political parties.
- Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for the majority, argued that existing disclosure rules and anti-earmarking laws render additional spending caps unnecessary, while overruling the 2001 Colorado Republican II decision that had upheld the restrictions.
- President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the ruling is a "BIG WIN FOR REPUBLICANS," while Justice Elena Kagan warned in dissent that donors could now give parties up to $550,000 to directly pay candidate bills.
- Republican party committees held $256 million in cash versus $127 million for Democratic committees as of May, giving the GOP a significant advantage heading into November midterms as this ruling continues deregulation that began with 2010's Citizens United decision.
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