RADIO STATION WOW, INC. et al. v. JOHNSON (1945) - Ballotpedia

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RADIO STATION WOW, INC. et al. v. JOHNSON

Term: 1944
Important Dates
Argued: March 1, 1945
Decided: June 18, 1945
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-2
Majority
Felix Frankfurter • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge • Harlan Fiske Stone
Concurring
William Douglas
Dissenting
Robert Jackson • Owen Josephus Roberts

RADIO STATION WOW, INC. et al. v. JOHNSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 18, 1945. The case was argued before the court on March 1, 1945.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Nebraska State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
Petitioner: Radio station
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Private person
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 326 U.S. 120
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
Who wrote the majority opinion: Felix Frankfurter

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 conservative.

See also

External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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