DAILYCALLER (William Buckley) - Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Funding Limits On Political Parties Coordinating With Candidates
'Political-party coordinated-expenditure limits violate the First Amendment'
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Limits on Campaign Spending.
The Supreme Court has ruled that federal limits on coordinated campaign spending by political parties violate the First Amendment.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) limits on coordinated expenditures by political parties violate the First Amendment. This decision overturns a 2001 precedent set by FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, a.k.a. Colorado II, which upheld these limits. DETAIL: The case was brought by a group of candidates and political party committees challenging the constitutionality of FECA’s restrictions. The Court’s decision aligns with the argument that these limits infringe on free speech rights as protected by the First Amendment. The ruling emphasizes that political parties, like individuals and outside groups, can make unlimited independent expenditures. …Open