Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate

U.S. Supreme Court · decided May 16, 2022 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)

Decided
May 16, 2022
Term
October Term 2021
Vote
6–3
Majority author
Justice Roberts
Issue area
First Amendment
Disposition
Affirmed
Outcome
Petitioning party lost
Ideological direction
Conservative
Constitutional ruling
Federal law held unconstitutional

Opinion excerpt

5/16/2022 3:18:49 PM Compare Results Old File: New File: 21-12.pdf 21-12_new.pdf versus 42 pages (211 KB) 42 pages (210 KB) 5/13/2022 4:14:33 PM 5/16/2022 3:17:54 PM Total Changes Content Styling and Annotations 1 1 Replacement 0 Styling 0 Insertions 0 Annotations 0 Deletions Go to First Change (page 3) file://NoURLProvided[5/16/2022 3:18:49 PM] (Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2021 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321 , 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION v. TED CRUZ FOR SENATE ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA No. 21–12. Argued January 19, 2022—Decided May 16, 2022 During his 2018 Senate reelection campaign and consistent with federal law, see 11 CFR §110.10 ; 52 U. S. C. §30101 (9)(A)(i), appellee Ted Cruz loaned $260,000 to his campaign committee, Ted Cruz for Senate (Committee). To repay these and other campaign debts, campaigns may continue to receive contributions after election day. See 11 CFR §110.1 (b)(3)(i). Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform…

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