John Paul Stevens
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John Paul Stevens was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 to 2010. He was the second-oldest and fourth-longest-serving
Official portrait, 2006
Stevens with President Gerald Ford (left) and Chief Justice Warren E. Burger (right) on December 19, 1975, the day he took his seat on the Supreme Court
Stevens (right) swears in John Roberts as Chief Justice on September 29, 2005, while Roberts' wife Jane and President George W. Bush look on. Ceremony in the East Room of the White House.
Stevens with his successor Elena Kagan in 2010
Citizens United v. FEC
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310, is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States ruling that certain campaign finance restrictions are inconsistent with t
John Paul Stevens
…Stevens is also known for his dissents in Texas v. Johnson, Bush v. Gore, Bethel v. Fraser, District of Columbia v. Heller, Printz v. United States, and Citizens United v. FEC. Stevens was born on April 20, 1920, in Chicago, Illinois, to a wealthy family from Hyde Park. His paternal grandfather had formed an insurance company…
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