US Supreme Court lifts campaign spending restrictions ahead of midterms

The United States Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that political parties can spend unlimited money in direct coordination with individual candidates. In a six-to-three decision, the conservative-majority court struck down previous spending limits, determining they conflicted with First Amendment protections for free speech. According to France twenty-four, the ruling comes just months before November's midterm elections and could substantially reshape how American campaigns finance their operations.

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