FEC v. Ted Cruz for Senate

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FEC v. Ted Cruz for Senate
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 19, 2022
Full case nameFederal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate and Senator Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz
Docket no.21-12
Questions presented
Whether appellees have standing to challenge the statutory loan-repayment limit, and whether the loan-repayment limit violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch
Brett Kavanaugh · Amy Coney Barrett
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. I

Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate (Docket 21–12) is a pending United States Supreme Court case related to the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Background[]

Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act precludes candidates for Congress from using greater than $250,000 in post-election contributions each cycle to pay off debt the campaigns owe to the candidates. Senator Ted Cruz challenged the limit in federal court, and a three-judge district court invalidated the provision, which is codified at 52 U.S.C. § 30116(j). The Federal Election Commission appealed to the Supreme Court; Cruz is represented by Charles J. Cooper and Cooper & Kirk.[1]

Supreme Court[]

Certiorari was granted in the case on September 30, 2021.

References[]

  1. ^ Howe, Amy (September 30, 2021). "Justices add five new cases to their docket from "long conference," including Cruz campaign case". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
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