Federal Communications Commission v. Wjr, the Goodwill Station, Inc. et al.

Decided June 6, 1949. Wiley Blount Rutledge delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 495 · 337 U.S. 265 (1949) · Cited 272 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

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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.

• Federal Communications Commission v. Pottsville Broadcasting Co. · 309 U.S. 134 (1940)
• Federal Communications Commission v. National Broadcasting Co. · 319 U.S. 239 (1943)
• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Chicago · 166 U.S. 226 (1897)
• Phillips v. Commissioner · 283 U.S. 589 (1931)
• National Labor Relations Board v. MacKay Radio & Telegraph Co. · 304 U.S. 333 (1938)
• Bowles v. Willingham · 321 U.S. 503 (1944)
• Morgan v. United States · 298 U.S. 468 (1936)
• Ng Fung Ho v. White · 259 U.S. 276 (1922)
• Opp Cotton Mills, Inc. v. Administrator of the Wage & Hour Division of the Department of Labor · 312 U.S. 126 (1941)
• Londoner v. City and County of Denver · 210 U.S. 373 (1908)
• United States v. Ju Toy · 198 U.S. 253 (1905)
• Anniston Manufacturing Co. v. Davis · 301 U.S. 337 (1937)
• Tutun v. United States · 270 U.S. 568 (1926)
• Inland Empire District Council, Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union, Lewiston, Idaho v. Millis · 325 U.S. 697 (1945)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• In Re GAULT · 387 U.S. 1 (1967)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Schreiber · 381 U.S. 279 (1965)
• Goldberg v. Kelly · 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
• Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroy · 367 U.S. 886 (1961)
• Arnett v. Kennedy · 416 U.S. 134 (1974)
• Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath · 341 U.S. 123 (1951)
• Hannah v. Larche · 363 U.S. 420 (1960)
• United States v. Florida East Coast Railway Co. · 410 U.S. 224 (1973)

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