Legal Opinion
WWHT, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 18, 1981No. 80-1613PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
This case raises the questions of whether, and under what circumstances, a reviewing court may require an agency to institute rulemaking proceedings after the agency has denied a petition for rulemaking.
Petitioners in this case seek review of two orders of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Memorandum Opinion and Order-Signal Carriage Rules-STV, 77 F.C.C.2d 523 (1980), and Order-Editorial Amendment, 77 F.C.C.2d 533 (1980). The effect of these two orders was to exclude the scrambled signals…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Scanwell Laboratories, Inc. v. John H. Shaffer, Administrator (Acting) of the Federal Aviation AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Guardian Federal Savings and Loan Association v. Federal Savings and Loan Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Environmental Defense Fund v. William K. Reilly, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Chemical Manufacturers Association, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Squaxin Island Tribe v. Department of EcologyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2013
- Ritter Transportation, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Port Norris Express Co., Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Weight Watchers of Greater Washington State, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1993
- Wwht, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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