National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Comm’n
Decided June 30, 2026. Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 24-621 · 609 U.S. ___ (2026)
Holding
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.
The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court. Read the official opinion for authority.
How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Brett M. Kavanaugh · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Amy Coney Barrett
Dissenting · 3
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Elena Kagan · filed a dissenting opinion
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).
Official text
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