Legal Opinion
Regents of the University System of Georgia v. Carroll
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 6, 1950No. 83PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
The Federal Communications Commission renewed a radio license only after the applicant, the Board of Regents, carried out a required repudiation of a contract with other persons, respondents here. The Commission had determined that unless the contract were given “no further effect” a renewal of the license would not be in the public interest. This was based on findings that the contract seriously jeopardized the applicant’s financial position and that it allowed the other persons to profit from a situation created by a previous contract with the applicant that the Commission had held illegal.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- National Broadcasting Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Federal Communications Commission v. Pottsville Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Federal Communications Commission v. Sanders Bros. Radio StationSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- National Licorice Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Addison v. Holly Hill Fruit Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by67 opinions
- United States v. Southwestern Cable Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Castro v. VieraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
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- United States of America, Libelant-Appellant v. Eastport Steamship CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Minnesota-Iowa Television Co. v. Watonwan T v. Improvement Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
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