Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Limits on Coordinated Party Spending with Candidates
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Abbie VanSickle, Adam Liptak
Summary
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines to lift federal limits on how much political parties can spend on advertising and other expenses in coordination with candidates. The decision, which strikes down coordinated party expenditure limits as a violation of the First Amendment, is seen as a major victory for Republicans and could reduce one of the Democrats' financial advantages heading into the midterm elections. The case was brought by the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
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bskySupreme Court Strikes Down Federal Limits on Coordinated Party Spending with Candidatesnytimes.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledThe 6-to-3 decision, divided along ideological lines, is a major victory for Republicans and could undercut one of the Democrats' financial advantages going into the midterm elections.
The question before the justices was whether current federal limits on such spending — called coordinated party expenditures — violate the First Amendment.
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