Greater New Orleans Broadcasting Association, Inc., Etc. v. United States
527 U.S. 173 · Decided June 14, 1999 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Greater New Orleans Broadcasting Association, Inc., Etc. v. United States was decided on June 14, 1999 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice John Paul Stevens wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Commercial speech, excluding attorneys” in the First Amendment area. SCDB records that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 527 U.S. 173 · 119 S. Ct. 1923 · 144 L. Ed. 2d 161 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 4010
- Docket number
- 98-387
- Decided
- June 14, 1999
- Argued
- April 27, 1999
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- John Paul Stevens
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Commercial speech, excluding attorneys
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Held unconstitutional
- An act of Congress
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority |
Full case caption
Greater New Orleans Broadcasting Association, Inc., Etc., et al. v. United States et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1998-072, docket 1998-072-01.
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