Supreme Court lifts spending limits

The Court struck a post-Watergate cap on coordinated party spending, allowing parties to spend more with federal candidates.

1. Frame 1The Supreme Court strikes down a post-Watergate spending cap, changing party money in federal campaigns.
2. Frame 2The old rule limited coordinated spending between political parties and candidates, a wall built after Watergate.
3. Frame 3Party committees sued through a Republican-backed case, and the FEC later stopped defending the limit.
4. Frame 4The ruling lets parties coordinate more spending with presidential and congressional candidates.
5. Frame 5The decision weakens one barrier between party help and outside super PAC money.
6. Frame 6Donors, party committees, candidates and election regulators now apply the new rule.