5-4 RULING

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CU:Much about today's decision was not unusual:  The Court was split five-to-four, along typical ideological lines (Thomas, Roberts, Alito, Kennedy, and Scalia in the majority, Sotomayor, Breyer, Ginsburg, and Stevens dissenting).  The case made sweeping changes in federal election law, overturning previous Supreme Court cases and clarifying language in others.