Legal Opinion

Midwest Video Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 21, 1978No. Nos. 76-1496 and 76-1839PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MARKEY, Chief Judge.

Petitioners, Midwest Video Corporation (Midwest) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), seek review of the Federal Communications Commission’s (Commission’s) Report and Order in Docket No. 20508, 59 F.C.C.2d 294 (released May 13, 1976), reconsideration denied, 62 F.C.C.2d 399 (released December 21, 1976) (1976 Report )1 imposing mandatory access and channel capacity requirements upon certain cable television systems.2

Midwest challenges the regulations as (1) inadequately supported by the record, (2) beyond the jurisdiction of the Commission, (3) violative of the…

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3Cited by1 opinion

Midwest Video Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., Intervenors. American Civil Liberties Union v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978