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US Supreme Court lifts campaign spending restrictions ahead of midterms

· France 24

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted restrictions on the amount of money political parties can spend in coordination with individual candidates, in a case that could impact November's midterm elections. The conservative-dominated top court ruled 6-3 that the limits on coordinated campaign spending violate the First Amendment to the US Constitution, which guarantees free speech rights. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Angela Diffley explains.