Highlights from Justice Breyer’s McCutcheon Dissent

Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer.

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The campaign finance ruling handed down by the Supreme Court on Wednesday exposed a fundamental divide between the court's conservative and liberal wings with respect to political giving and the First Amendment. Justice Stephen Breyer, who was joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, [wsj-people name="Sonia Sotomayor" displayName="Sotomayor, Sonia" topicId="1637" onlinesignificance="passing-mention"] and [wsj-people name="Elena Kagan" displayName="Kagan, Elena" topicId="6097" onlinesignificance="passing-mention"], read his 30-page dissent from the bench, "signifying significant disagreement from the court's liberal wing," writes WSJ's Jess Bravin. Here are highlights from Justice Breyer's dissent.

Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2014/04/02/highlights-from-justice-breyers-mccutcheon-dissent/?mod=WSJBlog

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