Obama Goes After Trump Again After Key Elections Called

The Supreme Court concurred that the administration had demonstrated it would not sustain “irreparable harm” with a stay

The justices also stressed that if the district court moves forward before the Supreme Court takes up a formal appeal, their ruling does not bar the government from pursuing relief once more. The U.

S. Supreme Court made headlines this month during oral arguments involving a high-stakes clash over whether to remove campaign finance limits. The case presents a major challenge to political campaign funding that could undercut one of the Democrats’ financial advantages going into the midterms.

Along with a number of other conservative justices, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas questioned well-known left-leaning attorney Marc Elias this week regarding a campaign finance law, expressing doubt about the law’s limitations on specific kinds of political contributions. While Elias, a well-known election lawyer, argued to the high court that Congress has the authority to cap those expenses, the Republicans who filed the lawsuit contended that the coordinated political spending is protected speech and should not be restricted by Congress.

Individual contributions to political candidates are currently restricted by Congress, and the Supreme Court has previously struck a balance between permitting First Amendment-protected political contributions and permitting caps as a preventative measure against excessive influence and electoral corruption.