The Supreme Court granted an emergency appeal from Republican campaign arms on Friday, temporarily halting a lower-court ruling that had favored Democratic candidates in a dispute over campaign ad prices ahead of the midterm elections. The justices determined that the lower court had acted prematurely in a decision that diverged from rulings by other judges nationwide, stating that the ruling would force Republican party committees to pay higher advertising rates, thereby impeding their ability to reach voters in the critical weeks leading up to the elections.

The Trump administration supported the Republican emergency appeal. This decision follows a June Supreme Court ruling that removed limits on parties spending money in coordination with candidates, which was seen as advantageous to the GOP due to its significant cash advantage. In contrast, some individual Democratic candidates possess substantial fundraising advantages over their Republican opponents. The Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau had previously ruled in March that certain party-coordinated ads are entitled to discounted TV rates under federal law, a decision challenged by four Democrats, including Sen. Jon Ossoff and former Sen. Sherrod Brown, who secured a victory from a divided U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from the unsigned Supreme Court order, arguing that the court did not need to await the completion of an internal FCC review before acting. The Supreme Court’s order effectively suspends the appeals court ruling while the Republican committees prepare a more comprehensive appeal.

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