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US Supreme Court again rejects cap on political campaign spending limits

South China Morning Post

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June 30, 2026

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US Supreme Court again rejects cap on political campaign spending limits

The US Supreme Court has again struck down campaign spending limits, this time rejecting federal restrictions on coordinated spending between political parties and their candidates on free speech grounds. The ruling on Tuesday comes as major Republican committees head towards the November midterm elections with a significant cash advantage over their Democratic counterparts. Siding with Vice-President J.D. Vance and other Republican challengers, the court ruled 6-3 that a cap on the amount of...

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Loonie Politics

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· Jun 30, 2026

Supreme Court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing Republican appeal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old. Prodded by a Republican-led lawsuit that includes Vice President JD Vance, the court’s conservative justices were again [] The post Supreme Court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing Republican appeal appeared first on Loonie Politics.

The Daily Signal

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· Jun 30, 2026

SCOTUS Clears Way for Coordination With Candidates, Parties in Fundraising

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, further removed restrictions on campaign fundraising. Justices heard arguments in December in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, and a majority seemed inclined to further roll back campaign finance limits. The majority on Tuesday held that the Federal Election Campaign Act’s limits on political-party coordinated-expenditures violate...

ArcaMax

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· Jun 30, 2026

Political parties can now spend unlimited money supporting candidates, after Supreme Court overturns decades of precedent

A decades-old law limiting how much money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates was struck down by the Supreme Court on June 30, 2026. Citing First Amendment principles, the court held in NRSC v. FEC that the limit unduly ...

Knewz

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· Jul 1, 2026

Justice Elena Kagan warns Supreme Court decision on campaign finance rules ‘ushers in untold harm’

The Supreme Court decision to strike down limits on coordinated spending between political parties and candidates could open the door to larger donations and renewed political corruption, the court’s liberal justices warned in dissent. Writing for the three-justice minority, Justice Elena Kagan said the majority had rewritten campaign finance rules by allowing wealthy donors to...

Coffman Chronicle

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· Jul 1, 2026

Supreme Court Strikes Down Campaign Spending Limits in Major Election Law Ruling

The Supreme Court struck down federal limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates, handing Republicans and campaign finance deregulation advocates a major legal win before the 2026 midterm elections.

USA TODAY

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· Jun 30, 2026

Supreme Court strikes down campaign finance limit in major ruling

Supreme Court overturns coordinated spending limits 6-3, reshaping campaign finance rules and raising new concerns about money in politics. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/30/supreme-court-campaign-money-vance-trump-republican/87895279007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

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