Legal Opinion
Community Television of Southern Cal. v. Gottfried
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 22, 1983No. 81-298PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
The question presented is whether § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 19731 requires the Federal Communications Commission to review a public television station’s license renewal application under a different standard than it applies to a commercial licensee’s renewal application. Contrary to the holding of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 210 U. S. App. D. C. 184, 655 F. 2d 297 (1981), we conclude that it does not.
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On October 28, 1977, respondent Sue Gottfried filed a formal petition with the Federal Communications Commission requesting it to deny renewal of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Federal Communications Commission v. WNCN Listeners GuildSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Naacp v. FpcSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Sue Gottfried v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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