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John Paul Stevens

U.S. Supreme Court justice who joined in the Court’s opinion in McConnell v. FEC (2003) and dissented in part in Citizens United v. FEC (2010).

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  • Citizens United v. FEC dissented in part, joined by three justices Primary record 1
  • McConnell v. FEC delivered the Court’s opinion on the law’s main titles, with Justice O’Connor Primary record 2
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  1. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), No. 08-205, decided 21 January 2010, Supreme Court of the United States (U.S. Reports, via Library of Congress), 21 Jan 2010. Primary record
    Stevens, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined
    A democracy cannot function effectively when its constituent members believe laws are being bought and sold.
  2. McConnell v. Federal Election Commission, 540 U.S. 93 (2003), No. 02-1674, argued 8 September, decided 10 December 2003, Supreme Court of the United States (U.S. Reports, via Library of Congress), 10 Dec 2003. Primary record
    JUSTICE STEVENS and JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the Court's opinion with respect to BCRA Titles I and II
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