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  "id": 5631515,
  "title": "Supreme Court sides with GOP in fight over TV ad rates; Jackson dissents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/supreme-court-sides-with-gop-in-fight-over-tv-ad-rates-jackson",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T19:56:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6072187-supreme-court-political-parties-tv-advertisement-rates/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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.\n\nFederal 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.\n\nAccording to The Hill, Justice Jackson dissented from the decision.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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