Supreme Court opens floodgates to more coordinated campaign spending
Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the 6-3 majority opinion, which was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts, along with Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett. During the December arguments, Kavanaugh was among the justices who were skeptical of upholding the campaign finance law. FEC case was one of the four cases the Supreme Court scheduled for this term that are expected to have an impact on the upcoming midterm elections and beyond.
- ▪Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the 6-3 majority opinion, which was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts, along with Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett.
- ▪During the December arguments, Kavanaugh was among the justices who were skeptical of upholding the campaign finance law.
- ▪FEC case was one of the four cases the Supreme Court scheduled for this term that are expected to have an impact on the upcoming midterm elections and beyond.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
The Supreme Court further loosened federal campaign finance laws on Tuesday, striking down a limit on coordinated spending between political parties and candidates as a violation of a party’s free speech rights.The justices sided with the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s arguments that the coordinated expenditure limits between parties and candidates violated the First Amendment, adding to the high court’s recent trend of paring back campaign finance laws as unconstitutional. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the 6-3 majority opinion, which was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts, along with Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett.
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