TEXAS POLITICS

Supreme Court overturns law that barred Ted Cruz from fully recouping a personal loan he made to his campaign

The court’s three liberal justices dissented from the majority’s decision, saying that the ruling rewards politicians and paves the way for political corruption.

By Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune
Posted 5/16/22

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal law Monday that capped the number of campaign dollars political candidates could use to repay themselves for money they personally loaned their campaigns, …

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