The Court issued its decision in a 8–1 vote, with seven justices joining the majority opinion authored by Antonin Scalia.

Michael A. Lebron rented a large billboard in Amtrak's Penn Station.

The advertisement was highly critical of the Coors Brewing Company for their support of the Contras in Nicaragua.

Similar to the ruling in Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority, the court found that the public and private entities functioned together to the point where Amtrak was covered by the First Amendment.

Later, in Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads, the court held that Amtrak is a governmental entity for purposes of determining the validity of the metrics and standards.