Supreme Court to take up a challenge brought by Sen. Cruz to a law governing candidates like him who loan large amounts of money to their own political campaigns.
on Wednesday will take up a challenge brought by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to a law governing candidates like him who loan large amounts of money to their own political campaigns.
In one sense, the case is a technical and narrow one, involving candidates who have the ability to loan their own campaigns large amounts of money. But it could be an important test of how much concern the Supreme Court has about limiting opportunities for corruption in politics.
A contributor who gives money to a campaign after the election is more likely expecting some political favor or acting out of fear of retaliation, the government said."A payment that directly compensates a candidate — like a post-election contribution to repay a candidate's personal loan — is effectively a gift, and raises all of the same obvious corruption concerns associated with gifts to officeholders," he said in a friend of the court brief supporting the government.
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