Federal Communications Commission v. Prometheus Radio Project
141 S. Ct. 1150 · Decided April 1, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Federal Communications Commission v. Prometheus Radio Project was decided on April 1, 2021 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Radio and television regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-1231
Case details
- Citations
- 141 S. Ct. 1150 · 209 L. Ed. 2d 287 · 2021 U.S. LEXIS 1740
- Docket number
- 19-1231
- Decided
- April 1, 2021
- Argued
- January 19, 2021
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Radio and television regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Communications Act of 1934
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
Full case caption
Federal Communications Commission v. Prometheus Radio Project
SCDB identifiers: case 2020-038, docket 2020-038-01.
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Cases on the same legal provision: Communications Act of 1934
- City of Arlington v. Federal Communications Commission
- Talk America v. Michigan Bell Telephone Company Dba AT&T Michigan
- Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc.
- National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X Internet Services
- AT&T Corporation v. Iowa Utilities Board
- American Telephone and Telegraph Company v. Central Office Telephone, Inc.
Same Term, same area (Economic Activity)
- City of Chicago v. Fulton
- Republic of Hungary v. Simon
- Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp
- Brownback v. King
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- Google LLC v. Oracle America Inc.
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