Greater New Orleans Broadcasting Association, Inc., Etc., et al. v. United States et al.

Decided June 14, 1999. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 98-387 · 527 U.S. 173 (1999) · Cited 336 times

Holding

Section 1304 may not be applied to advertisements of lawful private casino gambling that are broadcast by petitioners’ radio or television stations located in Louisiana, where such gambling is legal.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• United States v. Edge Broadcasting Co. · 509 U.S. 418 (1993)
• 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island · 517 U.S. 484 (1996)
• Rubin v. Coors Brewing Co. · 514 U.S. 476 (1995)
• Board of Trustees of State Univ. of NY v. Fox · 492 U.S. 469 (1989)
• Edenfield v. Fane · 507 U.S. 761 (1993)
• Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 557 (1980)
• Bolger v. Youngs Drug Products Corp. · 463 U.S. 60 (1983)
• City of Cincinnati v. Discovery Network, Inc. · 507 U.S. 410 (1993)
• Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · 348 U.S. 483 (1955)
• Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. · 425 U.S. 748 (1976)
• First Nat. Bank of Boston v. Bellotti · 435 U.S. 765 (1978)
• United States v. Raines · 362 U.S. 17 (1960)
• Carey v. Brown · 447 U.S. 455 (1980)
• Bigelow v. Virginia · 421 U.S. 809 (1975)
• California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians · 480 U.S. 202 (1987)
• Ex Parte Jackson · 96 U.S. 727 (1878)
• Linmark Associates, Inc. v. Township of Willingboro · 431 U.S. 85 (1977)
• Valentine v. Chrestensen · 316 U.S. 52 (1942)
• Posadas De Puerto Rico Associates v. Tourism Co. of Puerto Rico · 478 U.S. 328 (1986)
• Federal Communications Commission v. American Broadcasting Co. · 347 U.S. 284 (1954)

Cited by

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

• Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Reilly · 533 U.S. 525 (2001)
• Thompson v. Western States Medical Center · 535 U.S. 357 (2002)
• Los Angeles Police Department v. United Reporting Publishing Corp. · 528 U.S. 32 (1999)
• United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. · 529 U.S. 803 (2000)
• Bartnicki v. Vopper · 532 U.S. 514 (2001)
• Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn. · 584 U.S. 453 (2018)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1999). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).