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Which justice wrote the main dissent in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission?
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In the Supreme Court case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010), the main dissenting opinion was written by Justice John Paul Stevens.1
In his dissent, Justice Stevens argued that the court’s ruling disregarded legal precedent and the principle of stare decisis, warning that the decision threatened the integrity of elected institutions by allowing for potential corporate domination of the electoral process. His opinion was joined by Justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Sonia Sotomayor.1