Legal Opinion
Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 14, 1979No. Nos. 77-1058 to 77-1060, 77-1756, 77-1897, 77-2357, 77-1103 and 77-1602PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. (Writers Guild)1 and Tandem Productions, Inc. (Tandem) instituted these consolidated actions against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its Commissioners Wiley, Hooks, Lee, Quello, Reid, Robinson, and Washburn, the three major television networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC), and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to challenge the adoption of the so-called “family viewing policy” as an amendment to the NAB Television Code.2 The Writers Guild plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief against the…
2Cases cited21 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
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- United Steelworkers of America v. WeberSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Melvin D. Reuber v. United States of America (Two Cases.) Melvin D. Reuber v. Food Chemical News (Two Cases.)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Robert H. Morast v. T. Bertram LanceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Reverend W. Eugene Scott, Phd. v. Joel RosenbergCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- City of Peoria v. General Electric Cablevision Corporation (Gecco), and Third-Party v. Federal Communications Commission, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Levitch v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
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