Episode 814: U.S. Supreme Court Takes Case Challenging Limits on Political Party Spending. It Could Open Up Another Flood of Money into Campaigns.
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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 2, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court Takes Case Challenging Limits on Political Party Spending. It Could Open Up Another Flood of Money into Campaigns.
The U.S. Supreme Court decided in Buckley vs. Valeo and Citizens United that unlimited money spent for campaigns equaled free speech, and enabled the rise of Super PACs. But it kept limits on certain types of spending by political parties. A case by Republicans heard in the high court this fall tests those limits.
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Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
Brennan Center for Justice - (2019) Citizens United Explained
Federal Election Commission - Coordinated party expenditure limits
Code of Federal Regulations - § 110.3 Contribution limitations for affiliated committees and political party committees; transfers (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)(4), 30116(a)(5)).
U.S. Supreme Court - National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al., Petitioners v. Federal Election Commission, et al.
CNN - Supreme Court agrees to hear Republican-backed effort to lift caps on campaign spending
Campaigns & Elections - Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case on Coordinated Spending
The New Republic - Supreme Court Takes Up Case That Could Change Elections as We Know It
Groups Taking Action:
End Citizens United, American Promise, Represent.Us
Register or Check Your Voter Registration:
U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State
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