Legal Opinion
Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
District Court, C.D. California
Decided November 4, 1976No. CV 75-3641-F, CV 75-3710-FPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FERGUSON, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
More than half a century ago, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover warned that, “We cannot allow any single person or group to place themselves in a position where they can censor the material which shall be broadcast to the public, nor do I believe that the government should ever be placed in a position of censoring this material.” 1 The plaintiffs in this case have exposed a joint agreement on the part of the three major television networks, the Feder al Communications Commission (“FCC”), and the National Association of Broadcasters…
2Cases cited205 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission v. Washington National ArenaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Community-Service Broadcasting of Mid-America, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Industrial Safety Equipment Association, Inc. v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Gemini Enterprises, Inc. v. WFMY Television Corp.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1979
- Md.-Nat'l Cap. P. & P. v. Wash. Nat'l ArenaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
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