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Abstract

Argument: Monday, December 7, 1970
Decision: Monday, June 7, 1971
Issues: First Amendment, Libel, Defamation
Categories: first amendment, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, libel

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 5 votes for Metromedia, 3 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly
Did not participate
Douglas
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Wrote a special concurrence
Black
Wrote a dissent
Harlan
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
Stewart
Wrote a special concurrence
White
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Burger
Judgment of the Court by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.

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The Oyez Project, Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, 403 U.S. 29 (1971),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1970/1970_66/>
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