Citizens United v. FEC overturned Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce in January 2010.

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The Court reversed its 1990 precedent restricting corporate political spending, fundamentally changing campaign finance law at the start of the 2010-2023 period.

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[+0] Supreme Court overturned 15 prior precedents between 2010 and 2023, compared to 8 precedents overturned between 1990 and 2009. discuss constitutional-law judicial-precedent legal-history stare-decisis supreme-court
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[+0] Austin precedent limited corporate expenditures for 20 years until 2010 reversal. discuss
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