MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company
512 U.S. 218 · Decided June 17, 1994 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company was decided on June 17, 1994 by a vote of 5–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Telephone or telegraph regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 512 U.S. 218 · 114 S. Ct. 2223 · 129 L. Ed. 2d 182 · 1994 U.S. LEXIS 4639
- Docket number
- 93-356
- Decided
- June 17, 1994
- Argued
- March 21, 1994
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Antonin Scalia
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Telephone or telegraph regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Communications Act of 1934
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Dissent | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
Did not participate: Sandra Day O'Connor.
Full case caption
MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company
SCDB identifiers: case 1993-076, docket 1993-076-01.
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