Legal Opinion
Health & Medicine Policy Research Group v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 23, 1986No. 85-1837PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by
Circuit Judge STARR. STARR, Circuit Judge:
This case presents a challenge to the FCC’s grant of a waiver from its cross-*125ownership rules in connection with the assignment of six television station licenses from Metromedia Radio & Television, Inc. to Fox Television Stations, Inc.1 Specifically, the FCC granted Fox a temporary waiver from its rule prohibiting ownership of both a television station and a newspaper within the same geographical area, thereby providing Fox with a two-year period within which to dispose of its pre-existing ownership interest in the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Federal Communications Commission v. National Citizens Committee for BroadcastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Home Box Office, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Professional Baseball, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Federal Communications Commission v. WNCN Listeners GuildSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Federal Power Commission v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Inland Pacific Energy Services Corporation, Intervenors Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Northwest Pipeline Corporation, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
- Health And Medicine Policy Research Group v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Can Assn Petro v. FERCCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
- News America Publishing, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, the Committee for Media Diversity, Wilbert A. Tatum, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- News America Publishing, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, the Committee for Media Diversity, Wilbert A. Tatum, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988