Trump Administration Again Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in TV Ad Dispute

An emergency application asks the Supreme Court to weigh in again in a months-long dispute over eligibility for low political ad rates.

The Chestnut Post Staff · October 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM EDT

Trump Administration Again Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in TV Ad Dispute

The Trump administration has again asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a dispute over who qualifies for low rates on political television advertising, according to The New York Times.

The emergency application is the latest step in a fight that has continued for months over access to those rates.

Originally reported by The New York Times. Read the full story at The New York Times

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