Legal Opinion
Capital Broadcasting Company v. Mitchell
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 14, 1971No. Civ. A. 3495-70PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GASCH, District Judge.
Petitioners, six corporations which operate radio stations under licenses granted by the Federal Communications Commission, seek to enjoin enforcement of Section 6 of the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act of 1969 and to have Section 6 declared violative of the First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. The National Association of Broadcasters has been permitted to intervene.
The Court requested Professor John F. Banzhaf, III to file a brief amicus curiae. Plaintiff and intervenor have filed replies to the amicus brief. The Court wishes to take…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Murdock v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by63 opinions
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