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CITY OF CINCINNATI v. DISCOVERY NETWORK, INC., et al. (1993)

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CITY OF CINCINNATI v. DISCOVERY NETWORK, INC., et al.
Term: 1992
Important Dates
Argued: November 9, 1992
Decided: March 24, 1993
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Anthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterJohn Paul Stevens
Concurring
Harry Blackmun
Dissenting
William RehnquistClarence ThomasByron White

CITY OF CINCINNATI v. DISCOVERY NETWORK, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 24, 1993. The case was argued before the court on November 9, 1992.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: First Amendment - Commercial speech, excluding attorneys
  • Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Petitioner state: Ohio
  • Respondent type: Publisher, publishing company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 507 U.S. 410
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John Paul Stevens

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

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