United States and Federal Communications Commission v. Edge Broadcasting Company T/a Power 94
Decided June 25, 1993. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 92-486 · 509 U.S. 418 (1993) · Cited 256 times
Holding
The judgment is reversed.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 5
- Byron Raymond White · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 2
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- David Hackett Souter · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- John Paul Stevens · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- Bigelow v. Virginia · 421 U.S. 809 (1975)
- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 557 (1980)
- Board of Trustees of State Univ. of NY v. Fox · 492 U.S. 469 (1989)
- Posadas De Puerto Rico Associates v. Tourism Co. of Puerto Rico · 478 U.S. 328 (1986)
- Ward v. Rock Against Racism · 491 U.S. 781 (1989)
- Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn. · 436 U.S. 447 (1978)
- City of Cincinnati v. Discovery Network, Inc. · 507 U.S. 410 (1993)
- Shapiro v. Thompson · 394 U.S. 618 (1969)
- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. · 425 U.S. 748 (1976)
- Bolger v. Youngs Drug Products Corp. · 463 U.S. 60 (1983)
- Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic · 506 U.S. 263 (1993)
- Edenfield v. Fane · 507 U.S. 761 (1993)
- Ex Parte Jackson · 96 U.S. 727 (1878)
- Valentine v. Chrestensen · 316 U.S. 52 (1942)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Greater New Orleans Broadcasting Assn., Inc. v. United States · 527 U.S. 173 (1999)
- 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island · 517 U.S. 484 (1996)
- Rubin v. Coors Brewing Co. · 514 U.S. 476 (1995)
- United States v. Kebodeaux · 570 U.S. 387 (2013)
- Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Reilly · 533 U.S. 525 (2001)
- Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn. · 584 U.S. 453 (2018)
- Glickman v. Wileman Brothers & Elliott, Inc. · 521 U.S. 457 (1997)
Official text
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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1993). 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).