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The Supreme Court upheld coordinated party spending limits in FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee in 2001, finding coordinated spending is virtually indistinguishable from contributions and creates corruption risk. The NRSC argues Citizens United and other decisions changed the legal landscape. Which Trump administration action weakened the defense of these limits?

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Trump's DOJ filed a brief in May 2025 stating it wouldn't defend coordinated party spending limits upheld in Colorado II. Solicitor General John Sauer said these limits violate the First Amendment und...

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