Trump administration brings fight over political ad rates back to Supreme Court
- Chief Justice John Roberts halted, for now, a deadline for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to rule on Democrats’ challenge to a policy giving party committees access to cheaper television ad rates in the lead-up to the midterms.
- A lower court had ordered the FCC to decide the challenge by Friday, but the Trump administration has...
- The Trump administration on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to chastise a lower court for intervening — again — in a legal fight between the two major political parties over who can access cheaper television advertising rates in the lead-up to an election.
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- A lower court had ordered the FCC to decide the challenge by Friday, but the Trump administration has...
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- Chief Justice John Roberts halted, for now, a deadline for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to rule on Democrats’ challenge to a policy giving party committees access to cheaper television ad rates in the lead-up to the midterms.
- The Trump administration on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to chastise a lower court for intervening — again — in a legal fight between the two major political parties over who can access cheaper television advertising rates in the lead-up to an election.
Sources: The Hill