National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Comm’n · ¶35

As a matter of text and history, therefore, the restriction on political-party coordinated expenditures would appear to violate the First Amendment. But the Court’s precedents— particularly Colorado II in 2001—cloud the issue and require additional and more nuanced analysis.

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