United States et al. v. Storer Broadcasting Co.

Decided May 21, 1956. Stanley Forman Reed delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 94 · 351 U.S. 192 (1956) · Cited 405 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. United States · 316 U.S. 407 (1942)
• Federal Communications Commission v. American Broadcasting Co. · 347 U.S. 284 (1954)
• National Broadcasting Co. v. United States · 319 U.S. 190 (1943)
• Federal Communications Commission v. National Broadcasting Co. · 319 U.S. 239 (1943)
• Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority · 297 U.S. 288 (1936)
• United Public Workers of America v. Mitchell · 330 U.S. 75 (1947)
• Unemployment Compensation Comm'n of Alaska v. Aragon · 329 U.S. 143 (1946)
• Rochester Telephone Corp. v. United States · 307 U.S. 125 (1939)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Sanders Bros. Radio Station · 309 U.S. 470 (1940)
• Scripps-Howard Radio, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 316 U.S. 4 (1942)
• American Federation of Labor v. National Labor Relations Board · 308 U.S. 401 (1940)
• O'Leary v. Brown-Pacific-Maxon, Inc. · 340 U.S. 504 (1951)
• Ashbacker Radio Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission · 326 U.S. 327 (1946)
• Frozen Food Express v. United States · 351 U.S. 40 (1956)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Allentown Broadcasting Corp. · 349 U.S. 358 (1955)

Cited by

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

• The Toilet Goods Association, Inc. v. John w.ga Rdner, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare · 387 U.S. 158 (1967)
• Weinberger v. Hynson, Westcott & Dunning, Inc. · 412 U.S. 609 (1973)
• Gardner v. Toilet Goods Assn., Inc. · 387 U.S. 167 (1967)
• Federal Communications Commission v. National Citizens Committee for Broadcasting · 436 U.S. 775 (1978)
• Federal Communications Commission v. WNCN Listeners Guild · 450 U.S. 582 (1981)
• Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 136 (1967)
• Heckler v. Campbell · 461 U.S. 458 (1983)
• Federal Power Commission v. Texaco Inc. · 377 U.S. 33 (1964)
• Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons · 470 U.S. 373 (1985)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Standard Oil Co. · 449 U.S. 232 (1980)
• Reno v. Catholic Social Services, Inc. · 509 U.S. 43 (1993)
• Chemical Manufacturers Ass'n v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 470 U.S. 116 (1985)
• Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 497 U.S. 547 (1990)
• American Hospital Ass'n v. National Labor Relations Board · 499 U.S. 606 (1991)
• Brown v. Socialist Workers '74 Campaign Comm. (Ohio) · 459 U.S. 87 (1982)
• Mobil Oil Exploration & Producing Southeast, Inc. v. United Distribution Cos. · 498 U.S. 211 (1991)
• United States v. Midwest Video Corp. · 406 U.S. 649 (1972)

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