Columbia Broadcasting System v. The Democratic National Committee
Significance, Is Ad Space/time Public?
Petitioner
Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Business Executives' Move for Vietnam Peace (BEM)
Respondent
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
Petitioner's Claim
That CBS's refusal to sell advertising time to the plaintiffs for expressing controversial views violated First Amendment rights.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
J. Roger Wollenberg
Chief Lawyer of Respondent
Thomas R. Asher
Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger (writing for the Court), William O. Douglas, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, Potter Stewart, Byron R. White
Justices Dissenting
William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
29 May 1973
Decision
The general policy of refusing to sell any editorial advertising time did not violate the First Amendment or the Federal Communications Act of 1934.
Related Cases
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367 (1969).
- Miami Herald Publishing Company v. Tornillo, 418 U.S. 241 (1974).
Sources
www.law.vill.edu/Fed-Ct/Supreme/Flite/opinions/412US94.html
Further Readings
- Franklin, Marc A. and David A. Anderson. Cases and Materials on Mass Media Law. The Foundation Press, Inc. 1990.
- Lieberman, Jethro K. The Evolving Constitution. Random House: 1992.
- Seidman, Louis M., Gerald R. Stone, Cass R. Sunstein, and Mark V. Tushnet. Constitutional Law. Little, Brown and Company: 1986.
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