Federal Election Commission Files Brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Case on Political Party Spending Limitations

On August 21, the Federal Election Commission filed this brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in National Republican Senatorial Committee v FEC, 24-621. Both sides in the case agree that the federal McCain-Feingold law that prohibits unlimited political party spending in support of its own nominees violates the First Amendment.


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Federal Election Commission Files Brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Case on Political Party Spending Limitations — 4 Comments

  1. This is the case where the Democratic Party is defending the law while the agency in charge of enforcing says the law is unconstitutional and can’t be enforced.

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