Legal Opinion
Syracuse Peace Council v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 10, 1989No. Nos. 87-1516, 87-1544PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.
Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Chief Judge WALD. Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge STARR. STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Under the “fairness doctrine,” the Federal Communications Commission has, as its 1985 Fairness Report explains, required broadcast media licensees (1) “to provide coverage of vitally important controversial issues of interest in the community served by the licensees” and (2) “to provide a reasonable opportunity for the presentation of contrasting viewpoints on such…
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- Syracuse Peace Council v. Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America, Meredith Corporation, Cbs, Inc., Radio-Television News Directors Association, American Newspaper Publishers Association, Democratic National Committee, National Broadcasting Co., Intervenors. Henry Geller and Donna Lampert v. Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America, Meredith Corporation, National Association of Broadcasters, National Broadcasting Company, Inc., Cbs, Inc., Radio-Television News Directors Association, American Newspaper Publishers Association, Freedom of Expression Foundation, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989