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National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Comm’n

No. 24-621Supreme Court of the United States

Judgment Issued.

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Decision on file

What the Court said

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Official outcome

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED.

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Decision date
June 30, 2026
Opinion author
BK
October Term
2025
Docket
No. 24-621
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The movement

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The proof

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Current update

Judgment Issued.

At a glance
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
First added here
August 10, 2026
Last entry
August 3, 2026
Policy at issue

No bill or executive-order citation is attached to this file.

Official docket

Decision and docket history

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Docket entry

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor and Jackson, JJ., joined.

Docket entry

The Federal Election Campaign Act’s restrictions on a political party’s spending on campaign activities in coordination with candidates, 52 U. S. C. §30116(d), violates the First Amendment. [609/2]

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Docket entry

Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after oral argument filed intervenors GRANTED.

Docket entry

Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by intervenors. (Distributed)

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Docket entry

Argued. For petitioners: Noel J. Francisco, Washington, D. C. For respondents in support of petitioners: Sarah M. Harris, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of judgment below: Roman Martinez, Washington, D. C. For intervenors: Marc E. Elias, Washington, D. C.

Docket entry

Supplemental brief of petitioners National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. filed.

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Motion of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below for leave to file a supplemental brief GRANTED.

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Reply of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of motion to file supplemental brief filed.

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Opposition of petitioners to motion of Court-appointed amicus curiae to file a supplemental brief filed.

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Motion for leave to file supplemental brief of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below filed.

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Docket entry

Reply of petitioners National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. filed. (Distributed)

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Docket entry

Record for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is available on PACER.

Docket entry

Briefs electronically received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The entire record is available on PACER.

Docket entry

CIRCULATED

Docket entry

Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Docket entry

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.

Docket entry

Motion for divided argument filed by Court-appointed amicus curiae and intervenors GRANTED.

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Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General GRANTED.

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Motion for divided argument filed by Court-appointed amicus curiae and intervenors.

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Brief amici curiae of United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, et al. filed.

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Docket entry

Brief amicus curiae of Former United States Senator Russ Feingold filed.

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Rulings in this case over time

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4 entries, oldest first.

  1. · Supreme Court of the United States

    Granted

    The court's record, as written

    Motion for leave to intervene filed by Democratic National Committee, et al. GRANTED.

    Outcome words in this text: GRANTED.

  2. · Supreme Court of the United States

    Granted

    The court's record, as written

    Petition GRANTED.

    Outcome words in this text: GRANTED.

  3. · Supreme Court of the United States

    ReversedRemanded

    The court's record, as written

    Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor and Jackson, JJ., joined.

    Outcome words in this text: REVERSED, REMANDED.

  4. · Supreme Court of the United States

    Other

    The court's record, as written

    Judgment Issued.

    This text does not state an outcome in words we recognize. It is shown as written.

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Official video

Hearing, press and court recordings

AudioOral argument audio: NRSC v. FEC (No. 24-621)
Supreme Court of the United States · December 9, 2025
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