Overview

• On June 30, the Supreme Court agreed to hear National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, a challenge to limits on coordinated spending by party committees.
• The Trump administration’s Justice Department declined to defend the coordinated spending restrictions and urged the court to appoint outside counsel to uphold the lower court’s ruling.
• The Democratic National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee secured intervenor status to defend the caps as essential anti-corruption measures.
• Republicans argue that evolving campaign finance jurisprudence and the rise of super PACs have undercut the rationale for coordinated spending limits and violated First Amendment speech rights.
• Oral arguments are scheduled for October 2025 and a final ruling is expected by June 2026, offering the potential to overturn a 2001 Supreme Court precedent.