Supreme Court loosens rules on political party campaign spending
We are learning more this week after the Supreme Court struck down a longstanding federal campaign spending limit. By a vote of 6-3, the justices
We are learning more this week after the Supreme Court struck down a longstanding federal campaign spending limit. By a vote of 6-3, the justices ruled that political parties can now spend unlimited amounts in coordination with their federal candidates, as long as they otherwise comply with campaign finance laws.
The case Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission saw all the conservative justices in the majority, ruling against the restriction in the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA). LiveNOW’s Alexandra Goldberg is speaking with Trey Trainor, a former member of the Federal Election Commission, to better understand the SCOTUS ruling.
"In short, constitutional text, history, and precedent establish that the political-party coordinated-expenditure limits violate the First Amendment," Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in the majority opinion. "Importantly, by holding FECA’s political-party coordinated-expenditure restrictions unconstitutional, the Court’s decision today treats all political parties equally." Subscribe to LiveNOW from FOX!
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