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Supreme Court Strikes Down Limits on Party-Candidate Campaign Coordination Spending

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In National Republican Senatorial Committee v. FEC, the Court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that federal limits on how much political parties may spend in coordination with their own candidates violate the First Amendment, overruling its 2001 precedent in FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee. Justice Kavanaugh wrote the majority opinion; the case was brought by VP JD Vance and other GOP groups, and Trump called it a 'win for Republicans.'

Voters at a Denver polling site on June 30, 2026, as the Supreme Court loosens campaign spending limits
Voters at a Denver polling site on June 30, 2026, as the Supreme Court loosens campaign spending limits — Al Jazeera