Federal Communications Commission v. Schreiber et al.

Decided May 24, 1965. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 482 · 381 U.S. 279 (1965) · Cited 311 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Oklahoma Press Publishing Co. v. Walling · 327 U.S. 186 (1946)
• Norwegian Nitrogen Products Co. v. United States · 288 U.S. 294 (1933)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Pottsville Broadcasting Co. · 309 U.S. 134 (1940)
• Reisman v. Caplin · 375 U.S. 440 (1964)
• Federal Communications Commission v. WJR, Goodwill Station, Inc. · 337 U.S. 265 (1949)
• Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. · 303 U.S. 41 (1938)
• Endicott Johnson Corp. v. Perkins · 317 U.S. 501 (1943)
• Federal Radio Comm'n v. Nelson Brothers Bond & Mortgage Co. (Station WIBO) · 289 U.S. 266 (1933)
• Wallace Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 323 U.S. 248 (1944)

Cited by

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• Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 435 U.S. 519 (1978)
• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
• Thorpe v. Housing Authority of Durham · 393 U.S. 268 (1969)
• Sullivan v. Everhart · 494 U.S. 83 (1990)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Jerry T. O'Brien, Inc. · 467 U.S. 735 (1984)

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