Legal Opinion
Serafyn v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 11, 1998No. 95-1385, 95-1440 and 95-1608PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
Alexander Serafyn petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to deny or to set for hearing the application of CBS for a new station license. Serafyn objected that CBS was not fit to receive a license because it had aired a news program in which it intentionally distorted the situation in Ukraine by claiming that most Ukrainians are anti-Semitic. The Commission summarily denied the petition, holding that Serafyn had not submitted enough evidence to warrant a hearing. Because the Commission neither applied the correct standard nor provided a reasoned explanation in…
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