Supreme Court sides with GOP in fight over TV ad rates; Jackson dissents
The Supreme Court on Friday lifted a ruling that prevented party committees from accessing cheaper advertising rates in the lead-up to November’s elections, siding with Republicans, for now, in an emergency case that drew staunch Democratic opposition. Federal law mandates that broadcast stations offer their lowest available rate in the 60 days preceding a general...
The Supreme Court has lifted a ruling that prevented party committees from accessing cheaper advertising rates in the lead-up to the November elections. This decision sides with Republicans, allowing them to obtain lower TV ad rates.
Federal law requires broadcast stations to offer their lowest available rate in the 60 days preceding a general election. The Supreme Court's emergency appeal grant clears a legal roadblock for political parties to get cheaper TV ad time ahead of the midterm elections.
According to The Hill, Justice Jackson dissented from the decision.
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