Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
21-12	D.D.C.	Jan 19, 2022	May 16, 2022	6-3	Roberts	OT 2021

Holding: Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 " which limits the amount of post-election contributions that may be used to repay a candidate who lends money to his own campaign " unconstitutionally burdens core political speech.

Judgment: Affirmed, 6-3, in an opinion by Chief Justice Roberts on May 16, 2022. Justice Kagan filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Breyer and Sotomayor joined.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

Announcement of orders and opinions for Monday, May 16 (complete) (Angie Gou, May 16, 2022)
Court sides with Ted Cruz and strikes down campaign-finance restriction along ideological lines (Amy Howe, May 16, 2022)
Government faces skeptical bench in defending campaign-finance law challenged by Ted Cruz (Amy Howe, January 20, 2022)
Justices will hear Ted Cruzs challenge to loan restrictions in campaign-finance law (Amy Howe, January 18, 2022)
Justices set January argument calendar (Amy Howe, November 18, 2021)
Justices add five new cases to their docket from long conference, including Cruz campaign case (Amy Howe, September 30, 2021)
Abortion restrictions and Ted Cruzs campaign contributions (Mitchell Jagodinski, July 16, 2021)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/02/2021	Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due August 6, 2021)
08/05/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed.
08/06/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Campaign Legal Center filed.
08/06/2021	Motion to affirm or dismiss filed by appellees Ted Cruz For Senate, et al.
08/25/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
08/25/2021	Opposition to motion to affirm or dismiss filed by appellant Federal Election Commission.
09/30/2021	Further consideration of the question of jurisdiction is POSTPONED to the hearing of the case on the merits.
11/05/2021	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Ted Cruz For Senate, et al.
11/15/2021	Brief of appellant Federal Election Commission filed.
11/15/2021	Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed)
11/17/2021	ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, January 19, 2022.
11/17/2021	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. D.C. Circuit.
11/17/2021	The record from the U.S.D.C. District of Columbia is electronic and located on Pacer.
11/19/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed.
11/22/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
11/22/2021	Brief amici curiae of Campaign Legal Center, et al. filed.
11/22/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law filed.
12/14/2021	CIRCULATED
12/15/2021	Brief of appellees Ted Cruz For Senate, et al. filed. (Distributed)
12/20/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Public Policy Legal Institute filed. (Distributed)
12/21/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed. (Distributed)
12/22/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Senator Mitch McConnell filed. (Distributed)
12/22/2021	Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. (Distributed)
12/22/2021	Brief amici curiae of United States Senators Roy Blunt, et al. filed. (Distributed)
12/22/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed. (Distributed)
12/22/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Republican National Committee filed. (Distributed)
01/06/2022	Reply of appellant Federal Election Commission filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2022	Argued. For appellant: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For appellees: Charles J. Cooper, Washington, D. C.
05/16/2022	Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21-12_new_k5fm.pdf'>opinion</a> of the Court, in which Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer and Sotomayor, JJ., joined.
06/17/2022	JUDGMENT ISSUED