Legal Opinion
O'Hair v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 15, 1968No. Civ. A. No. 2162-67PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McGARRAGHY, Senior District Judge.
The plaintiffs have prayed that this court convene a three-judge District Court according to the statutory provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2282 and § 2284. The plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment as to the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, now codified in Title 47 of the United States Code. They specifically allege that Section 47 U.S.C. § 301 which prohibits the use of airwaves for broadcasting purposes except with specific authorization by the Federal Communications Commission effectively restricts and abridges the plaintiffs’ freedom of speech…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Public Serv. Comm'n of Utah v. Wycoff Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Zemel v. RuskSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- National Broadcasting Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Thomas W. Jones, Etc. v. Edgar M. BraniginCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- Saiz v. GoodwinDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 1971
- In Re Grand Jury InvestigationDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
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