Cincinnati v. Discovery Network, Inc. | |
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Argued November 9, 1992 Decided March 24, 1993 | |
Full case name | City of Cincinnati v. Discovery Network |
Citations | 507 U.S. 410 (more) 113 S. Ct. 1505; 123 L. Ed. 2d 99; 1993 U.S. LEXIS 2401 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Holding | |
A ban by the city of Cincinnati on the distribution of commercial material via news racks violated the First Amendment. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stevens, joined by Blackmun, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter |
Concurrence | Blackmun |
Dissent | Rehnquist, joined by White, Thomas |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. I |
Cincinnati v. Discovery Network, Inc., 507 U.S. 410 (1993), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a ban by the city of Cincinnati on the distribution of commercial material via news racks violated the First Amendment.[1]
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- Text of Cincinnati v. Discovery Network, Inc., 507 U.S. 410 (1993) is available from: Cornell CourtListener Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)