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        No. 26A274 · October Term 2025

        National Republican Congressional Committee v. Brown

        Decided September 4, 2026, 8–1 · From the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

        Holding

        Because the Fourth Circuit likely lacked jurisdiction to review the Federal Communications Commission’s lowest-unit-charge requirements while the candidates’ application for review remained pending before the Commission and the party committees would otherwise suffer irreparable First Amendment harm, the party committees’ application for a stay is granted.

        The Court's vote 8–1

        Majority: John G. Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett

        Dissent: Ketanji Brown Jackson