Supreme Court strikes down long-standing campaign finance restrictions
- The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that federal limits on coordinated campaign spending by political parties violate the First Amendment, overruling a 2001 decision in Federal Election Commission v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee.
- The Court stated that Congress lacks authority to impose arbitrary spending caps on political parties supporting their own candidates, restoring core political speech and leveling the electoral field.
- National Republican Senatorial Committee leaders praised the decision as a major First Amendment victory that enables parties to fully support their candidates in upcoming elections, noting a significant cash advantage for Republicans heading into 2026.
- Democratic Party committees opposed lifting the limits, warning it could disrupt the campaign finance system and allow wealthy donors to circumvent contribution caps.
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Supreme Court strikes down coordinated campaign spending limits in First Amendment ruling Democrats call an ‘invitation for corruption’
The Supreme Court handed Republicans a major campaign finance victory Tuesday, striking down half-century-old federal limits on coordinated spending between political parties and their candidates in a 6-3 ruling that Democrats immediately condemned as a gateway to unlimited special-interest money in elections. Justice Brett Kavanaugh led the conservative majority in finding that restrictions established in...
Supreme Court Issues First Amendment Victory for Our Elections
The Supreme Court just ruled 6-3 to STRIKE DOWN the federal limits on how much money a political party can spend in coordination with their candidates, claiming the previous limits violate the First Amendment. It was 6-3 decision in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, written by Justice Kavanaugh. The court held simply: [The Federal Election Campaign Act’s] political-party coordinated-expenditure limits viola…
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The Gilmer MirrorSupreme Court decision loosening campaign finance rules could be boon for Paxton in Senate race
Now permitted to spend freely in coordination with GOP candidates, national Republican committees can use their flush war chests to help candidates like Paxton close fundraising deficits.
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New Hampshire BulletinAfter high court ruling, political parties can now spend unlimited money supporting candidates
A decades-old law limiting how much money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates was struck down by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Citing First Amendment principles, the court held in NRSC v. FEC that the limit unduly prevented…
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