Supreme Court strikes down coordinated campaign spending limits
Updated on: June 30, 2026 / 1:18 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that federal limits on coordinated political party expenditures violate the First Amendment.
- The decision allows political parties to coordinate more closely with candidates and spend unlimited amounts on certain activities.
- The ruling aligns with previous decisions by the court's conservative majority to invalidate campaign finance limits.
- Dissenting justices expressed concerns about increased potential for political corruption and diminished democratic legitimacy.
- Republicans praised the decision as a win for free speech, while Democrats criticized it as weakening safeguards against corruption.