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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	GREATER NEW ORLEANS BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION, INC., ETC., et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 14, 1999
Date Argument	April 27, 1999
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	527 U.S. 173 119 S. Ct. 1923 1999 U.S. LEXIS 4010 144 L. Ed. 2d 161
Docket	98-387

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Petitioner	radio and television network, except cable tv
Respondent	United States

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT Commercial Speech, Excluding Attorneys CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
Vote Coalition	9 - 0
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Stevens O'Connor Scalia Kennedy Souter Ginsburg Breyer regular concurrence Rehnquist special concurrence Thomas
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	FIRST AMENDMENT Commercial Speech, Excluding Attorneys INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 8 U.S.C. § 1304
Vote Coalition	9 - 0
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Stevens O'Connor Scalia Kennedy Souter Ginsburg Breyer regular concurrence Rehnquist special concurrence Thomas

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1998-072-01

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