City of Cincinnati v. Discovery Network, Inc.

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]

Cincinnati v. Discovery Network, Inc.
Argued November 9, 1992
Decided March 24, 1993
Full case nameCity of Cincinnati v. Discovery Network
Citations507 U.S. 410 (more)
113 S. Ct. 1505; 123 L. Ed. 2d 99; 1993 U.S. LEXIS 2401
ArgumentOral argument
Opinion announcementOpinion announcement
Holding
A ban by the city of Cincinnati on the distribution of commercial material via news racks violated the First Amendment.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
Byron White · Harry Blackmun
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Case opinions
MajorityStevens, joined by Blackmun, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter
ConcurrenceBlackmun
DissentRehnquist, joined by White, Thomas
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. I

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References

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  1. ^ City of Cincinnati v. Discovery Network, Inc., 507 U.S. 410 (1993) ("Cincinnati's categorical ban on the distribution, via newsrack, of 'commercial handbills' cannot be squared with the dictates of the First Amendment.")
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