Legal Opinion
Contemporary Media, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 16, 2000No. 99-1198PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.
GARLAND, Circuit Judge:
Three radio licensees appeal the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) revocation of their licenses and construction permits, as well as its denial of their application for a new station. The FCC took those actions after the licensees’ sole owner and president was convicted of sexually abusing children, and after the licensees made misrepresentations to the Commission about the owner’s continued involvement in station affairs. In the end, the case is no more difficult than this recitation of the facts suggests,…
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