# GOP heads to Supreme Court after losing case over TV election ad prices

https://mins.news/en/item/34881

- Ars Technica, 2026-08-27 20:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/gop-heads-to-supreme-court-after-losing-case-over-tv-election-ad-prices/

> Republican campaign committees are asking the Supreme Court to require broadcast stations to offer political parties and joint fundraising committees their lowest election-ad rates. The 4th Circuit ruled that an FCC order extending candidate discounts to those groups conflicts with the plain language of federal law and cannot be enforced.