Legal Opinion
Anti-Defamation League of B'Nai B'Rith v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 30, 1968No. 20770PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURGER, Circuit Judge:
The Federal Communications Commission granted renewal of the license' of Trans American Broadcasting Company for Station KTYM, Inglewood, California. Appellant, the Anti-Defamation League, opposed renewal claiming that certain programs of the Licensee had contained anti-Semitic material. After investigation of these charges renewal was granted without an evidentiary hearing on Appellant’s opposition.
The material challenged as antiSemitic originated in certain 15 minute paid-time programs under the control of a commentator, one Richard Cotten. The Commission readily…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Smith v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Terminiello v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Bantam Books, Inc. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- American Communications Assn. v. DoudsSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Collin v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Chuck Stone v. Federal Communications Commission, the Evening Star Broadcasting Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Independent Bankers Ass'n v. Board of Governors of Federal Reserve SystemCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Illinois Citizens Committee for Broadcasting v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
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