Federal Communications Commission and United States v. Beach Communications, Inc.
508 U.S. 307 · Decided June 1, 1993 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Federal Communications Commission and United States v. Beach Communications, Inc. was decided on June 1, 1993 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Cable television regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 508 U.S. 307 · 113 S. Ct. 2096 · 124 L. Ed. 2d 211 · 1993 U.S. LEXIS 3744
- Docket number
- 92-603
- Decided
- June 1, 1993
- Argued
- March 29, 1993
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Clarence Thomas
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Cable television regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Communications Act of 1934
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Federal Communications Commission and United States v. Beach Communications, Inc., et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1992-082, docket 1992-082-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Cable television regulation”
- Federal Communications Commission v. Midwest Video Corporation
- United States v. Midwest Video Corp.
- United States v. Southwestern Cable Co.
Cases on the same legal provision: Communications Act of 1934
- United States and Federal Communications Commission v. Edge Broadcasting Company T/a Power 94
- MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company
- American Telephone and Telegraph Company v. Central Office Telephone, Inc.
- AT&T Corporation v. Iowa Utilities Board
- Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Federal Communications Commission
- Capital Cities Cable, Inc. v. Crisp
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