National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission

2026 U.S. LEXIS 2886 · Decided June 30, 2026 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission was decided on June 30, 2026 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Campaign spending” in the First Amendment area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents. SCDB records that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2025
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 24-621

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National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission

SCDB identifiers: case 2025-028, docket 2025-028-01.

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