Legal Opinion
American Broadcasting Co. v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 5, 1953PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEIBELL, District Judge.
These three actions were instituted in August 1949 to enjoin and set aside an order of the Federal Communications Commission adopting certain interpretative rules of the Commission in relation to “giveaway” programs on radio and television.1 Jurisdiction of this three-judge court is. based on the provisions of the Federal Communications Act, 47 U.S.C.A. § 402(a) and the United States Judiciary and Judicial Procedure Act, T. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1336, 1398 and 2284. The right to a judicial review of the action of the Federal Communications Commission is also asserted by the…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Winters v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Burnet v. HarmelSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- National Broadcasting Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Federal Communications Commission v. American Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Weaver v. JordanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
- Lee Enterprises, Inc v. Iowa State Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- Logansport Broadcasting Corp. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE v. AS Abell Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
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