Legal Opinion

Dorothy Healey v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Metromedia, Inc., Intervenor

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 3, 1972No. 24630PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Dorothy Healey seeks review and reversal of the Federal Communications Commission order and decision 1 denying her request that the FCC require television station KTTV of Los Angeles 2 to allow her air time to respond to a commentary by one George Putnam carried by the station on its 4:30 and 10:00 p. m. “News Reports” on 17 February 1969. We sustain the Commission’s ruling that the licensee did not violate the fairness doctrine in denying petitioner’s request, in that the licensee’s exercise of judgment on petitioner’s request was not shown to be…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. David Green, Individually and as Chairman of the Peace Committee of the Baltimore Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, National Broadcasting Company, Inc., Intervenor. G. I. Association, Stephen P. Pizzo, Individually and on Behalf of the G. I. Association v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., National Broadcasting Company, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  3. Ethel C. Hale and W. Paul Wharton v. Federal Communications Commission, Ksl, Incorporated, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
  4. Western and Southern Life Insurance Company v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
  5. Democratic National Committee v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Brandywine-Main Line Radio, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Greater Philadelphia Council of Churches, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  2. National Broadcasting Company, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America, Accuracy in Media, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  3. Neckritz v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
  4. Carl Galloway v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Cbs, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
  5. United Mine Workers of America International Union Ex Rel. Trumka v. ParsonsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983

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