Case Overview

Action

Reversed. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.

Importance of Case

This was the first case wherein the Court declared a federal law unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds. It was also the first case in which the Court used the precise pharse "marketplace of ideas." (Compare Abrams v. US: "competition of the market")

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  • LAMONT, DBA BASIC PAMPHLETS v. POSTMASTER GENERAL. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/lamont-dba-basic-pamphlets-v-postmaster-general
  • LAMONT, DBA BASIC PAMPHLETS v. POSTMASTER GENERAL, First Amendment Library, https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/lamont-dba-basic-pamphlets-v-postmaster-general (last visited 16 Mar. 2025).
  • Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). "LAMONT, DBA BASIC PAMPHLETS v. POSTMASTER GENERAL." Oyez. https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/lamont-dba-basic-pamphlets-v-postmaster-general (accessed March 16, 2025).
  • "LAMONT, DBA BASIC PAMPHLETS v. POSTMASTER GENERAL." First Amendment Library. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), n.d. 16 Mar. 2025, www.thefire.org/supreme-court/lamont-dba-basic-pamphlets-v-postmaster-general.
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