FEC v. Ted Cruz for Senate
Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate, 596 U.S. 289 (2022), was a case related to the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court of the United States struck down section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, which limited the amount of money that candidates could be paid on personal loans to their campaign.
| FEC v. Ted Cruz for Senate | |
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Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued January 19, 2022 Decided May 16, 2022 | |
| Full case name | Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate and Senator Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz |
| Docket no. | 21-12 |
| Citations | 596 U.S. 289 (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Holding | |
| Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 30116(j)) is unconstitutional because it burdens core political speech. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Roberts, joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett |
| Dissent | Kagan, joined by Breyer, Sotomayor |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. I | |
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