Democrats ask Supreme Court to bar GOP from cheaper campaign ad prices

A group of Democratic congressional candidates urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to reject an effort by Republican Senate and House campaign committees to halt an appeals court ruling finding coordinated advertisement buys between political parties and joint fundraising committees are not entitled to cheaper candidate rates. The National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee filed an emergency petition to the Supreme Court earlier this week asking the court to halt the order by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit and restore the cheap ad buy rates for parties and joint fundraising committees. Lawyers...