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Supreme Court to Hear GOP Challenge to Party–Candidate Spending Caps

Trump’s Justice Department has sided with GOP challengers in a bid to overturn half-century-old spending limits that Democratic groups now must defend.

FILE - Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
A US Supreme Court police officer stands watch outside of the Supreme Court on June 26 in Washington, DC.
Vice President JD Vance speaks during the Ohio Republican Party dinner, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Lima, Ohio.

Overview

  • On June 30, the Court granted review of a suit brought by the National Republican Senatorial and Congressional Committees, Vice President J.D. Vance and former Rep. Steve Chabot against coordinated spending limits.
  • Challengers argue that caps on party coordination with candidates violate the First Amendment by restricting core political speech.
  • The Justice Department filed a brief supporting the Republican petitioners and asked the Court to appoint independent counsel to defend the law.
  • The Democratic National Committee and its Senate and House campaign arms intervened to uphold limits first enacted in the 1971 Federal Election Campaign Act and affirmed by the high court in 2001.
  • Oral arguments will be heard in the October term and a ruling is expected by June 2026, a decision poised to influence party spending and donor strategies for the 2026 elections.