National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission
2026 U.S. LEXIS 2886 · Decided June 30, 2026 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission was decided on June 30, 2026 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Campaign spending” in the First Amendment area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents. SCDB records that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2025
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 24-621
Case details
- Citations
- 225 L. Ed. 2d 998 · 2026 U.S. LEXIS 2886
- Docket number
- 24-621
- Decided
- June 30, 2026
- Argued
- December 9, 2025
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Campaign spending
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Altered precedent
- Yes — formally altered the Court's precedent
- Held unconstitutional
- An act of Congress
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Dissent |
Full case caption
National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission
SCDB identifiers: case 2025-028, docket 2025-028-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Campaign spending”
- Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for SenateLaw held unconstitutional
- Thompson v. Hebdon
- Williams–yulee v. the Florida Bar
- McCutcheon v. FECLaw held unconstitutional
- American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Steve BullockLaw held unconstitutional
- Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club Pac v. Ken BennettLaw held unconstitutional
Cases on the same legal provision: First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
- Chiles v. SalazarLaw held unconstitutional
- Olivier v. City of Brandon
- Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton
- Tiktok, Inc. v. Garland
- Moody v. Netchoice, LLC
- Gonzalez v. Trevino
Same Term, same area (First Amendment)
- Olivier v. City of Brandon
- Chiles v. SalazarLaw held unconstitutional
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error