MINUTES
About Minutes
Back to latest

PoliticsSupreme Court forces TV stations to sell more election ads at steep discounts

The Supreme Court ordered broadcast TV stations to extend legally required lowest ad rates to political parties and joint fundraising committees, not just individual candidates. The September 4 ruling followed petitions from the National Republican Congressional and Senatorial Committees and turns on whether party-purchased ads count as a candidate’s use of a station.

US Supreme Courtcampaign advertisingRepublicanselection law

AArs Technica★★★☆☆2026-09-08 19:50Original

Supreme Court forces TV stations to sell more election ads at steep discounts
Supreme Court forces TV stations to sell more election ads at steep discountsPolitics