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Metromedia, Inc. v. San Diego

Docket: 80-195
Citation: 453 U.S. 490 (1981)
Appellant: Metromedia, Inc.
Appellee: San Diego

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Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, February 25, 1981
Decision: Thursday, July 2, 1981
Issues: First Amendment, Commercial Speech
Categories: first amendment, freedom of speech, property, res judicata, standing

Advocates

Floyd Abrams (on behalf of the Appellants)
C. Alan Sumption (on behalf of the Appellees)

Facts of the Case

None

Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 6 votes for Metromedia, Inc., 3 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Wrote a special concurrence
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's concurrence
Blackmun
Wrote the judgment of the Court
White
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
Powell
Wrote a dissent
Burger
Wrote a dissent
Rehnquist
Judgment of the Court by Justice Byron R. White

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