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Rosenbloom v. Metromedia

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
66
Petitioner: 
Rosenbloom
Respondent: 
Metromedia
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1970-1971)
Opinion: 
403 U.S. 29 (1971)
Argued: 
December 7-8, 1970
Decided: 
Monday, June 7, 1971
Issues: 
First Amendment, Libel, Defamation
Categories: 
libel, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, first amendment

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Rosenbloom v. Metromedia , 403 U.S. 29 (1971)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1970/1970_66)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Metromedia, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote a special concurrence
Black
Did not participate
Douglas
Wrote a dissent
Harlan
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
Stewart
Wrote a special concurrence
White
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun

Judgment of the Court by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.