Legal Opinion

Sangamon Valley Television Corp. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided May 8, 1959No. 13992PublishedCited by 82 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.

When this case was here before, we said only:

“Petitioner seeks review of a rule-making decision of the Federal Communications Commission resulting in amendment of the. Table of Television Channel Assignment. The amendment assigned VHF Channel 2, Springfield, Illinois, to St. Louis, Missouri, and Terre Haute, Indiana, accompanied with the assignment of UHF Channels 26 and 36 to Springfield.
“Petitioner, applicant for Channel 2 at Springfield, attacks the decision as illegal because inconsistent with Section 307(b) of the Communications Act.1
“We are unable to sustain this…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States Ex Rel. Accardi v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Service v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Van Curler Broadcasting Corp. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
  4. Van Curler Broadcasting Corporation v. United States of America and Federal Communications Commission, Hudson Valley Broadcasting Company, Inc., Intervenor. Greylock Broadcasting Company v. United States of America and Federal Communications Commission, Hudson Valley Broadcasting Company, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
  5. American Broadcasting Co., Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949

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3Cited by82 opinions

  1. Home Box Office, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Professional Baseball, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
  2. Sierra Club v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, National Coal Association, Alabama Power Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  3. United States v. Clark Eugene HeffnerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
  4. Jane Doe v. Robert E. Hampton, Individually and as Chairman, U. S. Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
  5. United States Lines, Inc. v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America, Hapag-Lloyd A. G., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978

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