The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Oral Argument: Wednesday, April 19, 1972
Decision: Wednesday, June 7, 1972
Issues: Economic Activity, Cable Television Regulation; Judicial Power, Judicial Review

Advocates

Lawrence G. Wallace (argued the cause for the United States et al)

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Judgment of the Court: Economic Activity, Cable Television Regulation: 5 - 4
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent
Douglas
Voted with the majority, authored a judgment of the court
Brennan
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's judgment of the court
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent
Stewart
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's judgment of the court
White
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent
Powell
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's judgment of the court
Blackmun
Voted with the majority, authored a special concurrence
Burger
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent
Rehnquist

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The Oyez Project, United States v. Midwest Video Corp., 406 U.S. 649 (1972),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_71_506/>
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