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Federal Election Commission, Appellant v. Ted Cruz for Senate, et al.
Paid petition · United States District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 19-cv-908 NJR APM TJK · judgment June 3, 2021
Before the decision, about 23.1× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a direct appeal from a three-judge district court (mandatory jurisdiction), a federal-government petitioner, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.
Questions presented
When a candidate for federal office lends money to his own election campaign, federal law imposes a $250,000 limit on the amount of post-election contributions that the campaign may use to repay the debt owed to the candidate. 52 U.S.C. 30116( j). The questions presented are as follows:
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Whether appellees have standing to challenge the statutory loan-repayment limit.
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Whether the loan-repayment limit violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. JURISDICTION POSTPONED 9/30/2021
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
For respondent
Charles Justin Cooper
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Amicus briefs
13 cert-stage
Argument & decision
Argued January 19, 2022 — Malcolm L. Stewart · Charles J. Cooper. Audio and transcript
Decided May 16, 2022. Opinion by Roberts, C.J..
Proceedings
- Jun 17 2022JUDGMENT ISSUED
- May 16 2022Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion 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.
- Jan 19 2022Argued. For appellant: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For appellees: Charles J. Cooper, Washington, D. C.
- Jan 06 2022Reply of appellant Federal Election Commission filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 22 2021Brief amicus curiae of Senator Mitch McConnell filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 22 2021Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 22 2021Brief amici curiae of United States Senators Roy Blunt, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 22 2021Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 22 2021Brief amicus curiae of Republican National Committee filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 21 2021Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 20 2021Brief amicus curiae of Public Policy Legal Institute filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 15 2021Brief of appellees Ted Cruz For Senate, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 14 2021CIRCULATED
- Nov 22 2021Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
- Nov 22 2021Brief amici curiae of Campaign Legal Center, et al. filed.
- Nov 22 2021Brief amicus curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law filed.
- Nov 19 2021Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed.
- Nov 17 2021ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, January 19, 2022.
- Nov 17 2021Record requested from the U.S.C.A. D.C. Circuit.
- Nov 17 2021The record from the U.S.D.C. District of Columbia is electronic and located on Pacer.
- Nov 15 2021Brief of appellant Federal Election Commission filed.
- Nov 15 2021Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed)
- Nov 05 2021Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Ted Cruz For Senate, et al.
- Sep 30 2021Further consideration of the question of jurisdiction is POSTPONED to the hearing of the case on the merits.
- Aug 25 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
- Aug 25 2021Opposition to motion to affirm or dismiss filed by appellant Federal Election Commission.
- Aug 06 2021Brief amicus curiae of Campaign Legal Center filed.
- Aug 06 2021Motion to affirm or dismiss filed by appellees Ted Cruz For Senate, et al.
- Aug 05 2021Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed.
- Jul 02 2021Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due August 6, 2021)