Majority Opinion
Powell, J.
Concurring Opinion
Brennan, J. (concurring in judgment), & Stevens, J. (concurring in judgment), & Blackmun, J. (concurring in judgment)
Dissenting Opinion
Rehnquist, J.
Lower Court
New York Court of Appeals
Lower Court Ruling
First Amendment claim denied
Lawyers
Telford Taylor (for Appellant)
Peter H. Schiff (for Appellee)
Briefs
Burt Neuborne for Long Island Lighting Co. (supporting Petitioner)
Cameron F. MacRae & Robert L. Baum for the Edison Electrical Institute (supporting Petitioner)
Edward H. Dowd & Myrna P. Field for the Mid-Atlantic legal Foundation et al. (supporting Petitioner)
Edwin P. Rome & William H. Roberts for Mobile Corp. (supporting Petitioner)
Other
Brody, Steven G. & Johnson, Bruce E.H., ADVERTISING AND COMMERCIAL SPEECH: A FIRST AMENDMENT GUIDE (2nd ed., 2006) §3:12
Farber, Daniel, THE FIRST AMENDMENT (2nd. Ed., 2003), pp. 157-163
Smolla, Rodney, SMOLLA & NIMMER ON FREEDOM OF SPEECH (1994), sect. 12.01[3]
Tribe, Laurence, AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (2nd ed., 1988), pp. 900-901