Supreme Court Backs Trump on Political Ad Rates in 3rd Election-Rules Win
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 14
Supreme Court Backs Trump on Political Ad Rates in 3rd Election-Rules Win
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 14
Summary
An unsigned Supreme Court emergency order let the FCC delay final rules on who qualifies for discounted political TV ad rates, siding again with the Trump administration.
The majority said a lower court wrongly forced the FCC to act before the midterms because federal law does not require the agency to meet a specific deadline.
The ruling helps Republicans preserve a system that has typically favored them when party committees, rather than candidates, buy ads at lower rates.
Its immediate electoral impact may be limited because the justices had already signaled the same view in two earlier rulings, but it blocks a fresh pre-midterm challenge from Democrats.