Legal Opinion
Accuracy in Media, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 16, 1975No. 74-1028PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*190Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge BAZELON.
BAZELON, Chief Judge.
Accuracy in Media, Inc. (AIM) filed two complaints with the FCC against the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) concerning two programs distributed by PBS to its member stations. AIM alleged that the programs, dealing with sex education and the American system of criminal justice, were not a balanced or objective presentation of each subject and requested the FCC to order PBS to rectify the situation. The legal basis for AIM’s complaints was the Fairness Doctrine 1 and 47 U.S.C. § 396(g)(1)(A) (1970). On its initial hearing…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- National Broadcasting Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Community-Service Broadcasting of Mid-America, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- The Network Project v. Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Barnstone v. University of HoustonDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1980
- Accuracy In Media, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Community-Service Broadcasting of Mid-America, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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