Supreme Court backs GOP bid for discounted midterm TV ads
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The Supreme Court, in an unsigned order, upheld FCC guidance extending discounted TV ad rates to Republican campaign committees for the 2026 midterms, preserving a GOP fundraising edge amid Democratic lawsuits. The ruling, voiced over by Justice Jackson’s dissent, means the lower rates will take effect as the election approaches and allows GOP groups to argue the injury to their First Amendment rights cannot be remedied after the fact.
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