Supreme Court to Hear Challenge by Republicans That Could Impact Elections

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a major Republican-led challenge to federal campaign finance rules.

At the heart of the case: whether limits on how much political parties can spend on behalf of candidates violate the First Amendment.

The lawsuit — National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission — was brought by the NRSC, the NRCC, and two Senate GOP candidates, including now–Vice President JD Vance.

Republicans argue the current law, part of the decades-old Federal Election Campaign Act, blocks parties from fully supporting their own candidates.

They say it puts unconstitutional restraints on political advocacy and party-candidate coordination during federal elections.

The Trump administration’s Justice Department has taken the unusual step of siding with the Republican committees — and against current federal law.

Meanwhile, top Democratic committees — the DNC, DSCC, and DCCC — have jumped in to defend the lower court ruling that upheld the restrictions.

The high court’s 6-3 conservative majority could reshape campaign finance rules nationwide, just as 2024 saw presidential campaigns raise $2 billion and spend nearly all of it.

Oral arguments are set for the fall, making this one of the biggest political cases of the term.

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