Legal Opinion
United States v. Radio Corp. of America
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 24, 1959No. 54PublishedCited by 219 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief Justice
Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.
Appellees, Radio Corporation of America and National Broadcasting Company, are defendants in this civil antitrust action brought by the Government under § 4 of the Sherman Act, 15 U. S. C. § 4. After holding a preliminary hearing on three of appellees’ affirmative defenses to that action, the federal district judge dismissed the complaint. 158 F. Supp. 333. The Government appealed directly to this Court under the Expediting Act, 15 U. S. C. § 29. The principal question presented is whether approval by the Federal Communications…
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