US Supreme Court preserves parties' access to cheap ads, siding with Republicans
The emergency stay lets Republican committees keep discounted ad rates as broadcasters begin rescinding them, a shift the justices said could affect tens of millions of dollars.
- The Supreme Court granted an emergency appeal from Republicans on Friday, clearing a legal roadblock for political parties to access discounted TV ad rates ahead of the midterm elections.
- In March, the Federal Communications Commission and Media Bureau ruled that party-coordinated ads qualify for discounted rates, prompting Four Democrats, including Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia and former Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, to challenge the finding in court.
- After a divided panel of the Circuit Court ruled for Democratic candidates, The National Republican Congressional Committee and National Republican Senatorial Committee appealed to the Supreme Court, backed by The Trump administration.
- Republicans argued that the Circuit Court had acted too soon, causing broadcasters to charge higher rates and disrupt planned campaign budgets. Access to cheaper ad rates provides a significant boost to the GOP's sizable cash advantage.
- This latest election-related appeal follows a June Supreme Court ruling that removed limits on coordinated spending between parties and candidates. The Supreme Court's decision halts the lower-court ruling while the committees pursue their full appeal.
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Supreme Court Gives Parties Equal Access to Lower Ad Rates
The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for national Republican Party committees to buy broadcast ads at the same discounted rates that federal law guarantees to candidates in the final weeks before an election. The decision is a victory for the GOP, the New York Times reports, in time...
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Spectrum News 13SCOTUS grants Republican appeal on TV ad rates before midterms
The order clears a legal roadblock to political parties getting cheaper TV ad time ahead of the midterm elections.
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