Supreme Court loosens campaign finance laws, opening up flood of midterm cash - POLITICO

• The Supreme Court struck down Watergate-era limits on campaign funds for political parties, ruling that such funding is protected free speech under the First Amendment. • This decision follows a recent conservative court ruling regarding the Voting Rights Act, which allowed Republican-controlled Southern states to redraw congressional districts.

• The Supreme Court rejected a legal bid by Donald Trump to end birthright citizenship, upholding the protections guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. • The ruling ensures that most children born within the United States continue to receive automatic U.S. citizenship regardless of their parents' legal status.

• In a 6-3 ruling on Tuesday, the Supreme Court struck down restrictions on coordinated campaign spending between political parties and candidates. • The court found that the Federal Election Campaign Act's limits violated the First Amendment by hindering a party's ability to communicate and amplify its adherents' voices.

• The Supreme Court upheld the broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting an executive order by President Donald Trump that sought to restrict citizenship for children born to parents in the U.S. illegally. • The ruling aligns with the longstanding judicial interpretation of the 14th Amendment and arrived on the final day of a court term that otherwise largely favored Trump's claims of presidential power.

• The Supreme Court struck down a federal election law over 50 years old, removing limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for president and Congress. • The ruling eliminates previous financial restrictions that governed the relationship between party spending and individual candidate campaigns.

• The Supreme Court struck down a 50-year-old federal election law on Tuesday, removing limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for president and Congress. • The ruling follows a Republican-led lawsuit involving Vice President JD Vance, with the court's conservative majority deciding to upend congressionally enacted spending restrictions.

• The French government is facing a motion of no confidence initiated by the Green party following a record-breaking heat wave. • The Greens argue that the administration is directly responsible for a surge in excess deaths caused by the extreme weather.

• The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against an executive order issued by Donald Trump that sought to limit birthright citizenship. • Chief Justice Roberts stated that the order violated the 14th Amendment, citing the long-standing legal precedent established by the case of Wong Kim Ark.

• The US Supreme Court struck down a lower court ruling that limited "coordinated party expenditures," removing a significant barrier to campaign spending. • The decision stems from a 2022 lawsuit challenging the Federal Election Commission's enforcement of spending limits on political parties supporting their candidates.

• The Supreme Court has struck down long-standing campaign finance restrictions that limited the amount national political party committees could spend in coordination with individual candidates. • The legal challenge was brought forward by Vice President JD Vance and other plaintiffs who argued against the existing spending caps.

• In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down federal limits on campaign spending by political parties when coordinating with federal candidates. • The ruling determines that these spending restrictions violated the First Amendment, granting parties the right to provide unlimited financial support to their candidates.