Supreme Court heard Cruz case about using post-election contributions to repay loans

By Nina Totenberg

Published January 19, 2022 at 4:55 PM EST

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Republican Sen. Ted Cruz's bid to undo a provision limiting the amount of money candidates can be reimbursed for personal loans to their own campaigns.

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