Federal appeals court hears Maine test case on regulating super PACs

By: Emma Davis

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 1,301

Last Updated: 4 days, 23 hours ago

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision that struck down limits on independent political spending does not need to be overturned to rein in Big Money in politics, Neal Katyal argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston on Wednesday in defense of Maine’s 2024 referendum regulating political spending.

Whether the three-judge panel agrees could determine whether the Maine test case will go before the U.S. Supreme Court, which has …

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