WASHINGTON (Reuters] – Monday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court further undermined campaign financing restrictions. Senator Ted Cruz won a victory, toppling as a free speech offense a part of a bipartisan 2002 law. The Texas Republican had challenged it because it contained an anti-corruption provision.

In a 6-3 decision, the justices ruled that a limit of $250,000 on how much money candidates could be reimbursed for after they had used personal loans in their campaigns to pay off election expenses. This was contrary to the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing freedom of expression by not unjustifiably burdening politics.

Cruz filed suit against the Federal Election Commission (FEC), an agency which enforces electoral laws.