Bernard v. Beneficial Finance Co.
Bernard, Trustee in Bankruptcy v. Beneficial Finance Co.
Bernard v. Beneficial Fin. Co., 394 U.S. 930 (1969)
Opinion of the Court
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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice White is of the opinion that certiorari should be granted.
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(government commission’s emphasis on “responsibility” was “simply a euphemism for self-censorship” and an “attempt to shift the onus of action against speech from the Commission to the broadcaster”)
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(class of 40 note holders held sufficiently numerous)
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(“a stricter standard” than preponderance of the evidence)
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