PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ET AL. v. POLLAK ET AL.
Supreme Court Cases
343 U.S. 451 (1952)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Whether the operation of a radio service broadcasting music, commercials and announcements on public buses violates the freedoms of speech and privacy guaranteed to citizens by the First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution.
Action
Reversed and remanded. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.
Advocated for Respondent
- Paul M. Segal View all cases
Advocated for Petitioner
- W. Theodore Pierson View all cases
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- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ET AL. v. POLLAK ET AL.. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved July 25, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/public-utilities-commission-district-columbia-et-al-v-pollak-et-al
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- Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). "PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ET AL. v. POLLAK ET AL.." Oyez. https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/public-utilities-commission-district-columbia-et-al-v-pollak-et-al (accessed July 25, 2025).
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