Will Supreme Court Cruz decision promote free speech?
The Wall Street Journal hailed the recent 6-3 Supreme Court decision in FEC v. Cruz as a victory for free speech. The decision rejects a part of the McCain-Feingold law of 2002 limiting repayment of a loan by a candidate to his own campaign to $250,000. Justice Roberts wrote that the law burdened “core speech” (Herald Democrat, May 22, 2022, opinion by The Wall Street Journal) Ian Millhiser in Vox, May 16, 2022, writes that