United States v. Southwestern Cable Co.

United States v. Southwestern Cable Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 12–13, 1968
Decided June 10, 1968
Full case nameUnited States v. Southwestern Cable Co.
Citations392 U.S. 157 (more)
88 S. Ct. 1994; 20 L. Ed. 2d 1001; 1968 U.S. LEXIS 3148; 13 Rad. Reg. 2d (P & F) 2045; 1 Media L. Rep. 2247
Case history
PriorSouthwestern Cable Co. v. United States, 378 F.2d 118 (9th Cir. 1967)
Holding
The FCC has broad authority over "all interstate and foreign communication by wire or radio," which includes CATV systems as they are encompassed within the term "communication by wire or radio," and there is no doubt they are engaged in interstate communication.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart · Byron White
Abe Fortas · Thurgood Marshall
Case opinions
MajorityHarlan
ConcurrenceWhite (in result)
Douglas, Marshall took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Laws applied
Communications Act of 1934
English Wikisource has original text related to this article:

United States v. Southwestern Cable Co., 392 U.S. 157 (1968), is a case in the development of American administrative law.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.