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The Supreme Court delivered a ruling on June 30th, with Chief Justice Roberts authoring the majority opinion. The opinion included Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, while Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch led the dissent.
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What happened
The Supreme Court delivered a ruling on June 30th, with Chief Justice Roberts authoring the majority opinion. The opinion included Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, while Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch led the dissent.
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- The Supreme Court, involving Roberts Court, struck down spending limits on coordinated campaigns.Sub-event
Majority opinion struck down spending limits on June 30th, with Kagan and KBJ involved in the ruling.1 source
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The entities involved
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Federal Election Commission
United States independent regulatory agency that regulates federal elections
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Elena Kagan
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2010
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Ketanji Brown Jackson
American lawyer and jurist (born 1970)
Related events
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- The Supreme Court ruled on ad spending limits, with Justice Jackson dissenting, as candidates challenged the lower court decision.
- Elena Kagan criticized the conservative majority ruling of the Supreme Court.