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Carlin Com. v. Mountain States Telep

U.S.
Apr 25, 1988
485 U.S. 1029 (1988)

Summary

finding no state action in carrier's refusal to place any indecent messages on its message network where governmental prohibition was only directed at obscene material

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Opinion

No. 87-1479.

April 25, 1988.


ORDER

C.A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied. JUSTICE O'CONNOR took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. Reported below: 827 F. 2d 1291.


Summaries of

Carlin Com. v. Mountain States Telep

U.S.
Apr 25, 1988
485 U.S. 1029 (1988)

finding no state action in carrier's refusal to place any indecent messages on its message network where governmental prohibition was only directed at obscene material

Summary of this case from Alliance for Community Media v. F.C.C

reiterating the general rule that "classifications that neither regulate suspect classes nor burden fundamental rights must be sustained if they are rationally related to a legitimate governmental interest"

Summary of this case from Perez v. Cucci
Case details for

Carlin Com. v. Mountain States Telep

Case Details

Full title:CARLIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC., ET AL. v. MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE TELEGRAPH…

Court:U.S.

Date published: Apr 25, 1988

Citations

485 U.S. 1029 (1988)

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