US Supreme Court strikes down federal limits on coordinated campaign spending
The US Supreme Court has struck down federal limits on coordinated campaign spending in a 6-3 ruling issued on the final day of its current term. The decision removes a long-standing restriction on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates, and it does so on First Amendment grounds. The case is a significant shift in US election law and affects the rules governing party-campaign spending in federal races.The court's conservative majority found that the spending cap violated the Constitution's free speech protections, while the three liberal justices dissented. The ruling overrules a provision of the Federal Election... [Continue Reading]
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