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Which justice wrote the dissent in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission?
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In the case of McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, the dissenting opinion was written by Justice Stephen Breyer.1
His dissent was joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan, and Sonia Sotomayor. In his opinion, Justice Breyer argued that the court's decision to strike down aggregate contribution limits undermined campaign finance laws and failed to adequately address the risks of corruption in the democratic process.1