Legal Opinion
Schloss v. City of Indianapolis
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 17, 1990No. 41S04-9005-CV-351PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
The questions presented in this case are whether the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, 47 U.S.C.r §§ 521-559, preempts Ind.Code § 36-1-3-8(5) in the field of cable television franchise fees, and whether a cable television subscriber has standing to challenge the amount of such fees imposed by the City of Indianapolis.
The City of Indianapolis has granted cable television franchises to private companies. Pursuant to the Indianapolis and Marion County, Ind., Code of Ordinances § 8y2-80(a) (1979), 1 these companies pay an annual franchise fee equal to three percent…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Indiana Education Employment Relations Board v. Benton Community School Corp.Indiana Supreme Court · 1977
- City of Indianapolis v. Indiana State Board of Tax CommissionersIndiana Supreme Court · 1974
- Higgins v. HaleIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
- City of Noblesville v. Noblesville Gas & Improvement Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1901
- Northern Indiana Coin Operators Ass'n v. Civil City of South BendIndiana Court of Appeals · 1985
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3Cited by47 opinions
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