The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, March 29, 1988
Decision: Monday, May 16, 1988
Issues: Federalism, Federal Preemption of State Regulation

Advocates

H. Bartow Farr, III (on behalf of Respondent, National Cable Television)
Stephen J. Mcgrath (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Lawrence G. Wallace (on behalf of the Respondent FCC)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 9 votes for Fcc, 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: 47 U.S.C. 521
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the majority
Kennedy
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, City Of New York v. Fcc, 486 U.S. 57 (1988),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_87_339/>
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