June 30 (UPI) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down federal limits on the amount of money a political party committee can spend in coordination with a candidate.

In a 6-3 ruling, the high court ruled that the limits violated the First Amendment, considering political spending as a form of free speech. Members of the conservative majority in the court sided together, saying the decision “treats all political parties equally.”

“It will allow all political parties — including the DNC and RNC and the respective Senate and House campaign committees, as well as other parties and political committees — to participate more freely and compete more fully in the political process, and to coordinate more closely with their candidates,” the court said, CBS News reported.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee and the 2022 campaigns of two Republicans — JD Vance, who was running for Senate, and Steve Chabot, who was running for re-election to the House — had challenged the limits. The Federal Election Commission under the Trump administration sided with them, NBC News reported.

The Federal Election Campaign Act — originally passed in 1971 and amended several times, including to create the FEC — imposed these restrictions. As per the FEC, during the 2026 election cycle, party committees could spend $65,300 to $130,600 in coordinating with congressional campaigns and $130,600 to $4 million with Senate candidates.

The high court has struck down many campaign finance limits over recent years, starting in 2010 with the Citizens United vs. FEC decision, whenthe court did away with limits on political spending by corporations.

Republicans celebrated the court’s ruling Tuesday, with NRCC Chairman Rep. Richard Hudson and NRSC Chairman Sen. Tim Scott calling it a “major win for the integrity of our political system,” CBS News reported.

President Donald Trump said on social media that the ruling is “A BIG WIN FOR REPUBLICANS, and, more importantly, the First Amendment!”

Democratic leaders, however, said the decision is “a win for billionaire donors and special interests who want more influence over the GOP agenda and an invitation for corruption.”

“Republicans have failed the American people with a record that has ripped away health care and raised costs on families, and they know voters will hold them accountable in November — which is exactly why they are rewriting the rules in an effort to drown out the will of the voters by flooding elections with more money from their billionaire backers,” DSCC Chairwoman Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, DCCC Chairwoman Rep. Suzan DelBene and DNC Chairman Ken Martin said.