No. 24-621October Term 2024Decided Jul 16, 2025
National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al., Petitioners v. Federal Election Commission, et al.
Challengers seek to overturn limits on coordinated campaign spending by political parties, arguing the restrictions violate First Amendment protections for political speech.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jul 16, 2025
- What it's about
Challengers seek to overturn limits on coordinated campaign spending by political parties, arguing the restrictions violate First Amendment protections for political speech. A ruling could fundamentally alter how parties and candidates coordinate spending.
Question presented
Do FECA limits on coordinated party expenditures in 52 U.S.C. § 30116 violate the First Amendment, either on their face or as applied to party spending in connection with “party coordinated communications”?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit / Decision released Jul 16, 2025
- Area
First Amendment, Elections
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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