Legal Opinion
Florida State Conference of Branches of NAACP v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 27, 1994No. 93-1162PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
Two Florida NAACP organizations petition1 for review of the FCC’s renewal of radio licenses to Pasco Pinellas Broadcasting Company. Although the Commission imposed a forfeiture of $18,000 on the company and granted only a short-term renewal because of the licensee’s inadequate compliance with the FCC’s Equal Employment Opportunity program requirements, it determined that a hearing sought by the NAACP was unnecessary. We affirm.
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The FCC’s EEO rule prohibits broadcast licensees from engaging in racial…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Contractors Ass'n of Eastern Pennsylvania v. Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Black Broadcasting Coalition of Richmond v. Federal Communications Commission, Roy H. Park Broadcasting of Virginia, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Beaumont Branch of the Naacp and the National Black Media Coalition v. Federal Communications Commission, Pyle Communications, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- National Organization for Women, New York City Chapter v. Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., Intervenor. National Organization for Women v. Federal Communications Commission, National Broadcasting Companies, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977