Open Eye

A plain-language record of the U.S. government

October Term 1977 · decided May 23, 1978

Pinkus, Dba Rosslyn News Co. et al. v. United States

In plain language

  • Pinkus v. United States, OT 1977, May 23, 1978.
  • Citation: 436 U.S. 293.
  • Vote: 8 to 1.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

Recorded metadata

Decided 1978-05-23 (October Term 1977). Citation: 436 U.S. 293. Vote: 8–1. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

Read the full opinion

How each justice voted

Positions are recorded by the Supreme Court Database. A concurrence agrees with the outcome while writing or joining a separate opinion.