Court to Hear Arguments on Whether to Further Cut Back Campaign Finance Limitations

The Supreme Court Is Poised to Revive a Key Feature of Nixon-Era Corruption

The justices will hear arguments on Tuesday in NRSC v. FEC, a case cooked up by the GOP itself.

Court to hear arguments on whether to further cut back campaign finance limitations

Nearly a quarter-century ago, the Supreme Court rejected a challenge in Federal Election Commission v. Colorado Federal Republican Campaign Committee to the constitutionality of limits on the amount of money that political parties can spend in coordination with a candidate for office. On Tuesday, Dec. 9, the justices will hear oral arguments in a case, National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, asking them to strike…

Republicans ask the Supreme Court to gut one of the last limits on money in politics

The Court already killed most US campaign finance law. NRSC v. FEC is likely to give big donors even more influence.

US Supreme Court to consider removing limits on election spending

Caps on election spending may become a thing of the past. The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a Republican-led drive, backed by President Donald Trump’s administration to overturn a quarter-century-old decision and erase limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president. In 2001, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) limiting how much politi…

Republicans challenge key campaign finance restrictions at Supreme Court

Republicans are gearing up for a Supreme Court showdown that could blow the lid off one of the last barriers to big money in politics. The crux of the matter is a case called National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) v. FEC, set to be argued on Dec. 9, 2025, where the GOP is pushing to dismantle limits on coordinated spending between party organizations and individual candidates, as Yahoo News reports. Campaign finance has long been a batt…