美国最高法院周三在一场关于中期选举前电视广告费用的法律斗争中，第二次站在共和党一边，导致两位自由派大法官提出异议。
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with Republicans a second time in a legal battle over television advertising costs in the lead-up to the midterm elections, prompting two liberal justices to dissent.
民主党正在挑战一项新政策，该政策保证政党委员会——而不仅仅是候选人——也能享受更优惠的广告费率。
Democrats are challenging a new policy that guarantees party committees, not just candidates, access to cheaper rates.
这一优惠费率适用于两党。
That cheaper rate extends to both sides of the aisle.
然而，该裁决最直接地助推了共和党委员会，它们在本选举周期拥有资金优势，并希望利用该政策在争夺国会控制权的斗争中占据上风。
However, the ruling most immediately hands a boost to Republican committees, which boast a cash advantage this election cycle and want to use the policy to their advantage as they fight to hold on to control of Congress.
在下级法官命令联邦通信委员会（FCC）必须加快处理民主党的挑战后，特朗普政府和共和党向最高法院提出上诉。
The Trump administration and the GOP went to the Supreme Court after lower judges told the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) it needed to move more quickly on Democrats’ challenge.
那将给民主党一个机会，在11月大选前仍有可能阻止该政策。
That would’ve given the party an opportunity to still block the policy ahead of November’s contests.
大法官们表示，这种做法“在当前情况下是不恰当的”。
The justices said that was “inappropriate under the circumstances.”
“我们的三权分立制度不允许司法部门以这种方式干预‘政府一个平级分支的运作’，”多数派意见写道。
“Our system of separation of powers does not allow the Judiciary to meddle in ‘the workings of a coordinate branch of the Government’ in this manner,” the majority wrote.
该命令是在大法官索托马约尔和凯坦吉·布朗·杰克逊——法院自由派阵营的两名成员——公开提出异议的情况下发布的。
The order came over the public dissents of Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson, two members of the court’s liberal wing.
她们未解释异议理由。
They did not explain their reasoning.
此案围绕一项长期存在的联邦法律，该法律要求广播电台在大选前60天内，向竞选活动提供其最低可用广告费率。
The case revolves around a longstanding federal law requiring broadcast stations to offer their lowest available advertising rate to campaigns in the 60 days preceding a general election.
各方都同意候选人享受折扣，但特朗普政府主张，该优惠也涵盖政党和联合筹款委员会。
Everyone agrees candidates get the discount, but the Trump administration contends that it covers political parties and joint fundraising committees, too.
在民主党取得胜利后，这场斗争已第二次上诉至最高法院。
It’s the second time the battle has reached the Supreme Court after Democrats scored wins.
上个月，最高法院裁定——杰克逊大法官提出异议——民主党起诉过早。
The high court ruled last month — over Jackson’s dissent — that Democrats had sued too early.
法院表示，该党至少需要等待联邦通信委员会对其挑战作出裁决后，再向法院提起诉讼。
The court said the party needed to at least wait for the FCC to decide its challenge before coming to court.
案件在美……美国第四巡回上诉法院再次作出有利于民主党的裁决。
The case boomeranged after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled in Democrats’ favor again.
该法院以2比1的表决结果裁定，鉴于中期选举临近，联邦通信委员会（FCC）需要加快裁决民主党提出的挑战。
The 4th Circuit voted 2-1 that the FCC needed to hurry up and decide Democrats’ challenge since the midterm elections are fast approaching.
法院设定了10月9日的最后期限。
It set a deadline of Oct. 9.
首席大法官约翰·罗伯茨曾短暂叫停该期限，直至最高法院决定该期限是否应继续有效。
Chief Justice John Roberts had briefly halted the deadline until the Supreme Court decided whether it should stand.
美东时间下午4:55更新
Updated at 4:55 p.m. EDT