SCOTUS ends limits on coordinated spending between parties and candidates
The National Republican Senatorial Committee had sued the Federal Election Commission over the coordinated spending limits established under the Federal Election Campaign Act.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that federal limits on coordinated spending between political parties and their candidates violate the First Amendment.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee had sued the Federal Election Commission over the coordinated spending limits established under the Federal Election Campaign Act.
Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh issued the 6-3 decision, which saw only the court's liberal justices dissent.
"We likewise agree with plaintiffs and now hold that FECA’s limits on political parties’ coordinated expenditures violate the First Amendment," he wrote.
The decision is a considerable win for the NRSC, which currently has more cash on hand than its Democratic counterpart, and could prove pivotal in the battle for control of Congress in November.
Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.
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