Supreme Court Stays Fourth Circuit Mandate, Reinstates FCC Guidance on Lowest Unit Charge for Political Party Ads

The U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency stay of a Fourth Circuit order, thereby reinstating the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Media Bureau's March 2026 Public Notice on the lowest unit charge (LUC) for political party advertisements. This ruling clarifies that authorized committees of federal candidates and coordinated expenditures between political party committees and candidates are entitled to LUC.