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Rosenbloom v. Metromedia 403 U.S. 29

Rosenbloom v. Metromedia 403 U.S. 29

403 U.S. 29 | 1971-06-07

Rosenbloom v. Metromedia

403 U.S. 29

Rosenbloom v. Metromedia (No. 66)
Argued: December 7, 1970
Decided: June 7, 1971

415 F.2d 892, affirmed.

Syllabus

Respondent's radio station, which broadcast news reports every half hour, broadcast news stories of petitioner's arrest for possession of obscene literature and the police seizure of "obscene books," and stories concerning petitioner's lawsuit against certain officials alleging that the magazines he distributed were not obscene and seeking injunctive relief from police interference with his business. These latter stories did not mention petitioner's name, but used the...