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Supreme Court Ends Fight Over Lowest Unit Charge Rules Before Election
Original: Supreme Court Delivers What Appears to be the Final Word on LUC for Political Parties and Joint Fundraising Committees Before the November Election – But Is a Constitutional Challenge to LUC the Next Battle?
The Supreme Court has effectively settled whether political parties and joint fundraising committees qualify for broadcasters' lowest unit charge rates ahead of the November election, closing off further ordinary appeals. Commentators note the ruling leaves open a possible next front: a constitutional challenge to the lowest unit charge requirement itself. Campaign lawyers and broadcasters are watching whether such a case emerges after the vote.
Why now: The ruling resolves a campaign-finance broadcasting question just before the November election, with speculation about a constitutional follow-up challenge.
Supreme Court of the United Statespolitical partiesjoint fundraising committeesbroadcastersFCC
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