Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Staats v. American Civil Liberties Union, Inc.

422 U.S. 1030

Type: Opinion
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: Federal
Date: 1975-06-23
Topic: bankruptcy

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re advertisement opposing the Nixon Administration’s proposed legislation to limit the busing of school children
FECA provision held to be a prior restraint even though the Court acknowledged that it technically did not resemble a typical licensing system because the Act designated the media, not the government, to act as censor

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Appeal from D. C. D. C. [Probable jurisdiction noted, 417 *1031 U. S. 944.] Judgment vacated and case remanded with directions to dismiss the cause as moot. Mr. Justice Douglas took no part in the consideration or decision of this case. Reported below: 366 F. Supp. 1041.