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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION v. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	July 02, 1984
Date Argument	January 16, 1984
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	468 U.S. 364 104 S. Ct. 3106 1984 U.S. LEXIS 139 82 L. Ed. 2d 278
Docket	82-912

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	California Central U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	California Central U.S. District Court
Petitioner	Federal Communications Commission (including a predecessor, Federal Radio Commission)
Respondent	political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT First Amendment, Miscellaneous (cf. Comity: First Amendment) INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 47 U.S.C. § 399
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan Marshall Blackmun Powell O'Connor dissent White Burger Rehnquist Stevens
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT First Amendment, Miscellaneous (cf. Comity: First Amendment) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan Marshall Blackmun Powell O'Connor dissent White Burger Rehnquist Stevens

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1983-155-01

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