National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Comm’n · ¶11

In light of the doctrinal and factual changes since 2001, the United States agrees with plaintiffs that Colorado II no longer retains vitality. So the Government does not defend the constitutionality of the political-party coordinatedexpenditure limits. We likewise agree with plaintiffs and now hold that FECA’s limits on political parties’ coordinated expenditures violate the First Amendment.

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