US EditionSupreme Court takes up a Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal elections
- On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a Republican-led challenge to federal campaign spending limits starting in October 2025, potentially reshaping election law.
- Following 2022, NRSC, NRCC, Vance, and Chabot challenged decades-old campaign spending limits, with the Trump administration declining to defend the caps, supporting the lawsuit.
- In current terms, the 6th Circuit upheld 2025 party spending limits ranging from $127,200 to nearly $4 million for Senate races and from $63,600 to $127,200 for House races in a divided opinion.
- Democratic groups intervene to defend campaign spending limits, warning that overturning them could 'blow open' donor contribution caps and reshape future elections.
- The Supreme Court's upcoming ruling on campaign finance limits could significantly influence the 2026 midterm elections, with a GOP victory potentially weakening efforts to limit political spending.
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'Government by and for billionaires': SCOTUS greenlights GOP effort to erode campaign finance law
The Supreme Court is taking up another Republican legal case seeking to erode campaign finance law and give more power to the wealthy donors seeking to influence elections.On Monday, the court agreed to hear a challenge to campaign finance restrictions w limit the ability of party committees to directly coordinate spending with individual candidates. The anti-corruption group Public Citizen argues that this provision was put in place to "guard a…
Supreme Court takes up JD Vance effort to lift limits on political spending
A 2022 lawsuit from Republicans including former Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) — now the vice president — is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to eliminate key campaign finance laws, claiming they restrict his free speech. The Washington Post reported Monday that the Supreme Court announced it would take up the ...
Supreme Court takes up a Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal elections - The Boston Globe
The justices said Monday they will review an appellate ruling that upheld a provision of federal election law that is more than 50 years old, ignoring pleas from Democrats to leave the law in place.
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