Legal Opinion
Nick Belluso v. Turner Communications Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1980No. 79-1799PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents two issues which have not previously been addressed by this Court. We are asked to decide, first, whether a gubernatorial candidate who is denied the use of broadcast facilities in violation of the equal opportunity provisions of the Federal Communications Act (Act), 47 U.S.C.A. § 315(a), has an implied private cause of action for damages under the statute and, second, whether such a denial of access to the broadcast media constitutes an actionable violation of the First Amendment. Because both inquiries must be answered negatively, we affirm the…
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