The Supreme Court strikes down federal limits on coordinated spending by political parties and candidates in a 6-3 decision that it says violates the First Amendment.Justice Brett Kavanaugh authors the majority opinion and the court appoints lawyer Roman Martinez to defend the limits after the Federal Election Commission declines to do so.The ruling overturns restrictions in the Federal Election Campaign Act (1971) and removes caps that varied roughly from $65,300 to $4M, reshaping how parties may work with candidates.Republican committees hold about $256M combined versus roughly $126M for
Democratic committees, a disparity that experts say could advantage Republican campaigns in the midterm contests this year.