On April 30, the federal government asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a fifth extension of time in which to respond to National Republican Senatorial Committee v Federal Election Commission, 24-621. Here is the request. This is the case over the federal campaign finance law that limits how much money parties can donate to the campaigns of their own nominees, assuming the party and the candidate are coordinating with each other.

The lower courts had upheld the limits, because the U.S. Supreme Court had upheld them several decades ago. The plaintiff Republican Senatorial Committee hopes to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to change its mind. The old decision decades ago had been 5-4.