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Justices strike down campaign finance law
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down federal limits on coordinated spending by political parties with candidates, citing First Amendment violations. The decision in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission overturned the 2001 Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee ruling. Justices Kavanaugh (majority) and Kagan (dissent) highlighted opposing views on free speech and democratic integrity.
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Supreme CourtorganizationNational Republican Senatorial CommitteeorganizationFederal Election CommissionorganizationFederal Election Campaign ActtopicBrett KavanaughpersonElena KaganpersonSonia SotomayorpersonKetanji Brown JacksonpersonJD VancepersonSteve ChabotpersonRoman MartinezpersonNational Republican Congressional Committeeorganization
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