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FW/PBS, Inc. v. Dallas

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Advocates
Analeslie Muncy (on behalf of the Respondent)
John H. Weston (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-2012
Petitioner: 
FW/PBS, Inc.
Respondent: 
Dallas
Consolidation: 
No. 87-2051
No. 88-49
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
493 U.S. 215 (1990)
Argued: 
Wednesday, October 4, 1989
Decided: 
Tuesday, January 9, 1990
Issues: 
First Amendment, Miscellaneous; First Amendment, Miscellaneous; First Amendment, Obscenity, State; Judicial Power, Standing to Sue, Personal Injury

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The Oyez Project, FW/PBS, Inc. v. Dallas , 493 U.S. 215 (1990)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1989/1989_87_2012)
(last visited Monday, November 23, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for FW/PBS, Inc., 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Article 3, Section 2, Paragraph 1: Case or Controversy Requirement

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Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent
Rehnquist
Wrote a special concurrence
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
White
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's concurrence
Marshall
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's concurrence
Blackmun
Wrote a special concurrence
Stevens
Wrote the majority opinion
O'Connor
Wrote a dissent
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Kennedy

Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor