Controversy
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Will the U.S. Supreme Court Reduce Campaign Finance Limitations in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission?
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Claims
FEC.gov"The basis for the Court’s jurisdiction remains just as clear as it was when petitioners sought certiorari a year ago."Dec 18, 2025
Senate Republican Conference"We’re grateful for the Court’s consideration and confident the Justices will rule in favor of protecting freedom of speech and association."Dec 09, 2025
Bloomberg"The U.S. Supreme Court is likely to strike down another piece of federal campaign finance law."Dec 18, 2025
Amy Howe"Barrett’s lone question, combined with Gorsuch’s complete silence, made it hard to know exactly how the court is likely to rule."Dec 11, 2025
Devon Ombres"Simply by taking up this case, the court seems willing to overturn Colorado and continue its decade-long trend of striking down congressionally enacted campaign finance reforms and allowing the appearance of corruption to seep into federal elections."Dec 15, 2025
Hans von Spakovsky“Noel Francisco made a strong case as to why the Supreme Court should throw out the restrictions on First Amendment and on associational rights.”Dec 11, 2025
Sonia Sotomayor"Every time we interfere with the congressional design, we make matters worse."Dec 10, 2025
Brennan Center for Justice"[SCOTUS] should thus recognize that Congress is better situated than the judiciary to address the complex campaign finance issues presented by this case."Dec 18, 2025
Forbes"Justices did not give a strong indication Tuesday on how they could rule in the case."Dec 18, 2025
Melissa Quinn"Three of the court's conservative justices, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh, appeared likely to strike down the spending caps as a violation of the First Amendment."Dec 10, 2025
Daniel I. Weiner“I think it should be Congress that decides. We think of that as a fundamental principle. This is not something within the constitutional competence or, frankly, the expertise of the Supreme Court to make this call.”Dec 07, 2025
Brett Kavanaugh"The parties have been weakened overall, and this case is at least … starts to restore the strength of parties, although obviously it doesn't get them all the way there in competing with outside groups."Dec 10, 2025
Devon Ombres"In NRSC, the Roberts court will likely take the opportunity to further strike down congressional efforts to set campaign finance limitations, which will only further open the door to the corrupting influence of special interests. "Dec 15, 2025
Brett Nolan“[This] kind of intrusion on free speech and association is justified only if the government has significant evidence that the law solves a compelling problem.”Dec 09, 2025
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