The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with Republicans a second time in a legal battle over television advertising costs in the lead-up to the midterm elections, prompting two liberal justices to dissent.
The high court’s emergency docket is increasingly playing a role in partisan disputes over the upcoming election as Republicans and Democrats try to gain an advantage in the midterms.
The Supreme Court handed the Federal Communications Commission a victory on Wednesday in a legal battle over who is entitled to favorable advertising rates in the closing weeks of the costly, hotly contested midterm elections. The high court ruled 7-2 to halt a ruling by the U.S.
A lower court had given the FCC a 48-hour timeline to resolve a dispute over the agency’s policy on television ad rates for parties coordinating with candidates.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for political parties and joint fundraising committees to continue to receive favorable advertising rates in the run-up to the 2026 election. In a five-page, unsigned opinion , the justices extended a pause on a ruling by a federal appeals court in Virg…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sided with Republicans on Wednesday and gave political parties and their fundraising committees lower rates for broadcast campaign ads.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court again sided with Republicans on Wednesday in the latest clash over a new Federal Communications Commission policy that gives party committees access to discounted TV and radio advertising rates long available to political candidates.
