• Politico, Wednesday, August 26, 2026 12:01 AM

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that political parties are not entitled to greatly lower candidate TV advertising rates, Politico reports. The Supreme Court recently allowed political parties to spend unlimited amounts, working with campaigns. The decision is being appealed, but will significantly erode the advantage Republicans think they got from the SCOTUS ruling if it holds. ““The [lowest unit charge] requirement and campaign finance statutes are clear that neither political parties nor joint fundraising committees with non-candidate members can be entitled to the LUC,” the majority opinion states,

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