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Legal Citation: 421 U.S. 809 (1975)

Appellant
Jeffrey C. Bigelow

Appellee
Commonwealth of Virginia

Appellant's Claim
That the Virginia statute banning abortion advertising under which he was convicted was an unconstitutional violation of his First Amendment rights.

Chief Lawyers for Appellant
Melvin L. Wulf and John C. Lowe

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
D. Patrick Lacy, Jr.

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun (writing for the Court), William J. Brennan, Jr., Warren E. Burger, William O. Douglas, Thurgood Marshall, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Potter Stewart

Justices Dissenting
William H. Rehnquist, Byron R. White

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
16 June 1975

Decision
Reversed Virginia Supreme Court decision upholding Bigelow's conviction for running an...