Share The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal campaign-finance law that limits how and when candidates can repay loans that they make to their own campaigns. The 6-3 ruling, which held that the law violates the First Amendment, came in a case filed by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, after his 2018 victory over…

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com. Here’s the Monday morning read: Clarence Thomas says Supreme Court leak has eroded trust in institution (Robert Barnes, The Washington Post) Move…

Share On Monday, May 16, we will be live blogging as the court releases orders from the May 12 conference and opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. The post Announcement of orders and opinions for Monday, May 16 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

Share Two technology trade groups came to the Supreme Court on Friday night, asking the justices to block a controversial Texas law that bars large social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from moderating speech based on the viewpoints of their users. Describing the law as an “undisguised effort to level the speech playing field…