The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of the FCC against the broadcaster, and found the Fairness Doctrine to be constitutional. Justice White delivered the opinion of the Court and came to the conclusion that the federal government could place restrictions on broadcasters that could not be placed on ordinary individuals. He stated that "without government control, the medium would be of little use because of the cacophony of competing voices, none of which could be clearly and predictably heard." It was decided that even though broadcasting is a medium that is affected by the First Amendment, the differences in broadcasting justify differences in the application of the First Amendment.