Supreme Court strikes down post-Watergate limits on political party spending in 6-3 ruling
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Grady Martin
3d ago· 4 min readenNews
Summary
The Supreme Court struck down a post-Watergate law limiting how much political parties can spend on candidates, ruling 6-3 along ideological lines that the 1974 law violates First Amendment rights. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the majority opinion, stating that all political parties and candidates can now compete equally under the same rules. The decision further loosens campaign finance restrictions in the U.S.
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bskySupreme Court strikes down post-Watergate limits on political party spending in 6-3 rulingnpr.orgKey quotes
· 1 pulledWhether the Democratic Party, the Republican Party or other parties, all political parties and candidates going forward can compete equally under the same rules
At issue in the case was a post-Watergate law that Congress passed to limit the amount of money individuals can give to political parties.
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